The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding (2-LP Vinyl) artist-mike-gordon This self-produced

This self-produced

Leon Russell assembled one of rock's most gloriously chaotic touring ensembles for the 1970 Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour

Rather than just

brilliance emerges through the fog of dance-club drumming and repetitive synth-bass—particularly when they lean toward the proggier end of the spectrum with "Theia" and the title cut

"Getting Into Knives" finds John Darnielle and his bandmates drawing on the warmth of that legendary room in ways that push against the Mountain Goats' lo-fi origins without abandoning the emotional directness that built their following

The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding (2-LP Vinyl) artist-mike-gordon This self-producedPicking up where the sprawling, road worn heartache of *Lost in the Dream* left off, *A Deeper Understanding* found Adam Granduciel pushing his layered, Americana soaked sound toward something even more expansive and meticulously constructed. The album earned the Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2018, a rare mainstream acknowledgment for a Philadelphia outfit that had built its reputation largely through devoted word of mouth and relentless touring. For