
THE WAR ON DRUGS
Live Drugs Again (Encore Edition) (Transgressive/Canvasback)
Live Drugs Again (Encore Edition) captures Philadelphian rockers The War On Drugs at their exhilarating, euphoric and energetic best. The deluxe follow-up to 2020’s highly acclaimed Live Drugs collects standout performances from their 2022-23 tour across the US, UK, Europe and Australia and showcases a band standing tall at the peak of their powers.
Every track radiates that special ingredient that goes in to elevating a live show from a great performance to a special moment in time. Adam Granduciel and the gang seem able to replicate this time, and time again, spectacularly.
The Encore Edition throws in two new live recordings – of 2021’s epic Occasional Rain and the outstanding Nothing To Find, from 2017 – enriching this live collection further, capping off an intense display of passion and precision, and cementing The War On Drugs as one of the best live acts on the planet today, and one of the best bands full stop.
words ELLIOT OAKLEY