A Deeper Understanding

~ Release by The War On Drugs (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Up All Night
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
drum machine [Linn Drum], electric guitar, electric piano [Wurlitzer], mellotron, organ [Hammond], piano, sampler, synthesizer [Yamaha CS-5] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Charlie Hall (drums)
synthesizer [ARP Odyssey]:
Michael Johnson (US indie, aka Ape School, member of Holopaw)
synthesizer [Prophet 12]:
Robbie Bennett
recording of:
Up All Night
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
2.256:24
2Pain
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
acoustic guitar, celesta [Celeste], organ [E70], synthesizer [Juno 106], vibraphone and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Charlie Hall (drums)
electric guitar:
Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca
piano:
Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
background vocals:
Holly Laessig (Lucius member) and Jess Wolfe (Lucius member)
recording of:
Pain
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
3.455:31
3Holding On
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
bass and glockenspiel:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
celesta and piano:
Robbie Bennett
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Patrick Berkery
electric guitar:
Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel
slide guitar:
Anthony LaMarca and Meg Duffy (American guitarist)
synthesizer:
Adam Granduciel and Max Hart (American keyboard player)
synthesizer [Prophet 6]:
Max Hart (American keyboard player)
vocals:
Adam Granduciel
recording of:
Holding On
lyricist:
Adam Granduciel
composer:
Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
3.45:51
4Strangest Thing
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
acoustic guitar and bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player) and Adam Granduciel
drums (drum set):
Darren Jessee
electric guitar:
Adam Granduciel, Charlie Hall (drums) and Anthony LaMarca
harmonica, piano [Wurlitzer], synthesizer, synthesizer [Prophet 5] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
percussion:
Adam Granduciel and Darren Jessee
piano:
Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
background vocals:
Robbie Bennett, Dave Hartley (bass player), Charlie Hall (drums) and Anthony LaMarca
part of:
Stereogum Readers’ 10 Favorite Songs of 2017 (number: 8)
recording of:
Strangest Thing
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
2.656:41
5Knocked Down
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
acoustic guitar:
Carter Tanton
drums (drum set):
Anthony LaMarca
electric guitar, mellotron, piano, synthesizer [PolyKorg], vibraphone, Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
fretless bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
recording of:
Knocked Down
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
2.54:00
6Nothing To Find
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ [Hammond], synthesizer and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Adam Granduciel and Sterling Laws
electric guitar:
Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel
percussion:
Sterling Laws
recording of:
Nothing to Find
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
writer:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
2.656:10
7Thinking Of A Place
additional recording engineer:
Adam Granduciel
recording engineer and mixer:
Shawn Everett
producer:
Adam Granduciel
acoustic guitar:
Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca
bass [Fretless Bass]:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
celesta, electric piano, harmonica, organ, organ [Vox Jaguar], piano, synthesizer, synthesizer [Juno 60 + 106], synthesizer [Juno 60], vibraphone, Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Charlie Hall (drums)
electric guitar:
Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel
electric piano [Fender Rhodes], keyboard [Prophet 1] and synthesizer [Prophet 12]:
Robbie Bennett
fretless bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
pedal steel guitar:
Max Hart (American keyboard player)
background vocals:
Paloma Gil and Louise Camard
vocals:
Adam Granduciel
part of:
Stereogum Readers’ 10 Favorite Songs of 2017 (number: 4)
recording of:
Thinking of a Place
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
publisher:
Sea Formation Music
3.5511:10
8In Chains
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ, synthesizer, synthesizer [Juno 60], tape and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
bass [Hofner]:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
celesta, organ [Hammond] and piano [Rhodes]:
Robbie Bennett
drums (drum set):
Adam Granduciel and Charlie Hall (drums)
electric guitar:
Adam Granduciel, Josh Kaufman (multi‐instrumentalist, songwriter, producer) and Anthony LaMarca
percussion:
Patrick Berkery, Adam Granduciel and Parker Kindred
piano:
Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
vibraphone:
Charlie Hall (drums)
voice synthesizer:
Josh Kaufman (multi‐instrumentalist, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
In Chains
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
2.57:21
9Clean Living
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ [Vox], piano, synthesizer, synthesizer [Prophet 5] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
bass [Hofner]:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Patrick Berkery
electric guitar:
Michael Bloch, Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca
slide guitar:
Meg Duffy (American guitarist)
recording of:
Clean Living
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
2.56:28
10You Don't Have To Go
producer:
Adam Granduciel
mixer:
Shawn Everett
acoustic guitar, harmonica, synthesizer [Prophet 5], Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
drums (drum set):
Otto Hauser
electric guitar:
Adam Granduciel and Josh Kaufman (multi‐instrumentalist, songwriter, producer)
fretless bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
organ [Baldwin] and piano:
Robbie Bennett
percussion:
Charlie Hall (drums) and Otto Hauser
synthesizer [ARP Odyssey]:
Michael Johnson (US indie, aka Ape School, member of Holopaw)
background vocals:
Paloma Gil and Louise Hayat
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Go
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
2.656:43
11Holding On (Live)
recording of:
Holding On
lyricist:
Adam Granduciel
composer:
Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
5:39
12Pain (Live)
recording of:
Pain
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
5:07

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