Guardian Music — Cargo, LondonThe War on Drugs have been on the road for six months, and cabin fever may be taking its toll on their conversational abilities. "Me and Steven got new jeans in Holland," offers singer and guitarist Adam Granduciel by way of between-song... more info

Impose Magazine — Philadelphia's The War on Drugs always wanted to make an album of American hymns. That time honed tradition that takes roots in Americana by way of the folk-y Vanguard channels, the Dylan folk gone rock back pages toward the flood lit stadiums, f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessica Amaya The War on Drugs @ Cameo Gallery The War on Drugs played two NYC shows this past weekend that took place at Cameo Gallery on Friday (8/19) and Mercury Lounge on Saturday (8/20). The Cameo show... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The War on Drugs @ Webster Hall in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * Evanescent @ Barbes * Howard Fishman @ Barbes * Beyonce @ Roseland Ballroom * Spanglish Fly, Cumbiagra @ Zebulon * Jonathan Coulton @... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — There’s a stage being set for an empty infield on the cover of Slave Ambient, the latest from phased-out Philly kit The War on Drugs. Behind the shifting marbles of red and blue and white, a solitary guy in a baseball cap is captured in motion. But... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Maria Taylor's new album Overlook is the week's new music highlight for me. I can also recommend Battles' single My Machines, The Boats' Cannonballs, Cannonballs, Mister Heavenly's Out of Love, The Parson Red Heads' Yearling, The War on Drugs'... more info

Guardian Music — (Secretly Ambient)The War on Drugs are, mostly, the divinely named Adam Granduciel, a long-haired Philadelphian with a knack for bringing together notionally disparate rock realms. He sounds like Bob Dylan or Tom Petty when he sings – laconic, nasa... more info

Altsounds — Pitchfork Premieres Caveman's “Thankful” HERE from Debut CoCo Beware. Free Download HERE Out November 15th via Magic Man! / ORG Music + Available Digitally on September 13th U.S. Tour with The War on Drugs Starts August18 (see ... more info

Altsounds — Philadelphia's *The War On Drugs* are releasing their excellent sophomore album, *Slave Ambient*, on *August 16th** on Secretly Canadian*. Slave Ambient is a brilliant 47-minute sprawl of rock 'n' roll – every song instantly identifiable; ... more info

The Music Fix — New album in August. more info