KEXP Seattle — Philadelphia band The War on Drugs return with the fourth album. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it, “an excellent set of expansive, ’80s-steeped rock. Beautifully produced, the band’s music has never sounded better than it does here with a... more info

Chorus.fm — Craig Manning reviews the magical new LP from The War on Drugs. more info

Obscure Sound — Out of Amsterdam, Kitchenette is a projected centered around Chris O. Kikic, who produces a sound strongly comparable to The War on Drugs and Kurt Vile. New track “Upon the Shoulders”, the first single off Kitchenette’s upcoming EP, is “about... more info

Chorus.fm — The War on Drugs have released a video for “Pain.” more info

New York Times — On its first major-label album, “A Deeper Understanding,” the Philadelphia throwback band sticks to its principles. more info

Chorus.fm — The notable artists on your television this week include: The War on Drugs (Kimmel; 8/9), Kesha (Fallon; 8/10), The All-American Rejects (Meyers; 8/7), and Aimee Mann (Conan; 8/10). more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Nation interviewed author Arundhati Roy. Stream a new song by the War on Drugs. GQ interviewed author Teju Cole about travel. PopMatters interviewed singer-songwriter Steve Earle. Vogue profiled author Imbolo Mbue. Stream a new song by the Lemon ... more info

Indie Music News — The War on Drugs recently released a new song, “Holding On,” and now the band have shared the music video. Creatively conceptualized by Krysten Ritter (star of “Jessica Jones” on Netflix) and directed by Brett … Read More more info

KEXP Seattle — The War on Drugs released a new song today and also announced their follow-up record to 2014’s critically-acclaimed Lost in the Dream. The song is called “Holding On” and feels like it could have easily fit on that last LP, with Adam Gran... more info

New York Times — Prince, Perfume Genius, Juana Molina and more: hear the new tracks that caught our critics' attention this week. more info