A Deeper Understanding
by The War on Drugs
- Type: Album
- Released: 25 August 2017
- Label: Atlantic
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:06:13
- Community rating: 3.81/5 from 21 ratings
Artists on this release: Adam Granduciel, Anthony LaMarca, Dave Hartley, Robbie Bennett, Jon Natchez, Charlie Hall
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'A Deeper Understanding', frontman Adam Granduciel expands the band鈥檚 sonic palette with a meticulously layered production, co-helmed by renowned mixer Shawn Everett. The album's vast soundscapes are built upon a rich tapestry of synthesizers, guitars, and nuanced textures, evoking heartland and 1980s rock while supporting Granduciel's introspective songwriting. This synthesis of detailed studio craft and anthemic performance garnered widespread acclaim, ultimately earning the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
Genres
Descriptors: arena rock, synthesizers, synth, reverb-heavy, crescendo
Tracklist
- Up All Night (06:23)
- Pain (05:30)
- Holding On (05:50)
- Strangest Thing (06:41)
- Knocked Down (03:59)
- Nothing to Find (06:10)
- Thinking of a Place (11:10)
- In Chains (07:20)
- Clean Living (06:28)
- You Don't Have to Go (06:42)
Credits
- Robbie Bennett - prophet 12, piano, celeste, backing vocals, hammond organ, rhodes, baldwin organ
- Adam Granduciel - vocals, linndrum, samplers, yamaha cs-5, piano, electric guitars, wurlitzer, mellotron, hammond organ, e70 organ, nashville guitars, acoustic guitars, lead electric guitars, vibes, celeste, juno 106, synthesizers, bass guitar, korg trident, harmonica, percussion, arp solina, prophet 5, polykorg, drums, vox jaguar, roland juno-60, organ, tape loops, vox organ, production, recording, art direction
- Charlie Hall - drums, percussion, backing vocals, electric guitar, vibes
- Dave Hartley - bass guitar, glockenspiel, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, fretless bass, h枚fner bass
- Anthony LaMarca - electric guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
- Jon Natchez - baritone saxophone
- Patrick Berkery - drums, percussion
- Michael Bloch - electric rhythm guitar, electric guitar
- Meg Duffy - slide guitar
- Max Hart - prophet 6, oberheim expander, pedal steel
- Otto Hauser - drums, percussion
- Darren Jessee - drums, percussion
- Michael Johnson - arp odyssey
- Josh Kauffman - amplified voice, electric guitar
- Parker Kindred - percussion
- Sterling Laws - drums, percussion
- Lucius (Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig) - backing vocals
- Carter Tanton - acoustic guitar
- The Dove & The Wolf (Louise Hayat & Paloma Gil) - backing vocals
- Shawn Everett - recording, mixing
- Nick Krill - additional recording
- Daniel Schlett - additional recording
- Nicolas Vernhes - additional recording
- Gabe Cox Wax - additional recording
- Jeff Zeigler - additional recording
- Greg Calbi - mastering
- Rob Carmichael - art direction, design
- Shawn Brackbill - center booklet photograph
- Dusdin Condren - photography