| Artist |
The War On Drugs |
| Album Title: |
A Deeper Understanding |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
Vinyl (2) |
| Released |
08/25/2017 |
| Label |
Atlantic Recording Corporation |
| Catalog No |
561934-1 |
| Bar Code No |
0 75678 66062 7 |
| Packaging |
Gatefold LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A Deeper Understanding (Disc 1) |
| A1.
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Up All Night (6:24)
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| A2.
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Pain (5:31)
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| A3.
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Holding On (5:51)
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| B1.
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Strangest Thing (6:41)
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| B2.
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Knocked Down (4:00)
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| B3.
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Nothing To Find (6:10)
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| A Deeper Understanding (Disc 2) |
| A1.
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Thinking Of A Place (11:10)
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| A2.
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In Chains (7:21)
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| B1.
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Clean Living (6:28)
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| B2.
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You Don't Have To Go (6:43)
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| Date Acquired |
08/29/2017 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
20.69 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
w/ hype sticker:
"The follow up to 2014's critically acclaimed LOST IN THE DREAM, featuring "Holding On" and "Pain"
Includes Album Download"
A&R – Steve Ralbovsky
Art Direction, Design – Rob Carmichael
Engineer [Assistant] – Austin Asvanonda, Carter Jahn, Clay Blair, David Davis, Garret De Block, Gosha Usov, Ivan Wayman, Jon Ashley, Omar Yakar, Tyler Shields, Wesley Seidman, Will Delaney
Management – Ami Kay Spishock
Management [Assisted By] – Carolyne Klein
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Photography By – Dusdin Condren
Photography By [Center Booklet] – Shawn Brackbill
Producer, Recorded By, Words By, Music By, Art Direction – Adam Granduciel
Recorded By [Additional] – Daniel Schlett, Jeff Zeigler, Nick Krill, Nicolas Vernhes
Recorded By [Additional], Engineer [Assistant] – Gabe Wax
Recorded By, Mixed By – Shawn Everett
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Sonora Recorders
Recorded At – Boulevard Recording Studios
Recorded At – Eastwest Studios
Recorded At – United Recorders
Recorded At – Shawn's Truckstop Studio
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At – Thump Recording Studio
Recorded At – Rare Book Room
Recorded At – Strange Weather Studios
Recorded At – Future-Past Studios
Recorded At – Kawari Sound
Recorded At – Uniform Recording
Recorded At – Vox Studios, Van Nuys
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Designed At – SEEN
Published By – Sea Formation Music
Published By – Son Of Saw Publishing
Matrix / Runout (LP Side 1): ST-561934 A-1 RKS STERLING MPO
Matrix / Runout (LP Side 2): ST-561934 B-1 RKS STERLING MPO
Matrix / Runout (LP Side 3): ST-561934 C-L RE1 RKS STERLING MPO
Matrix / Runout (LP Side 4): ST-561934-D-1 RKS STERLING MPO CE
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foobar2000 1.3.17 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-04-14 04:52:29
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Analyzed: The War on Drugs / A Deeper Understanding LP RIP
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.75 dB -12.10 dB 6:24 01 - Up All Night
DR10 -0.20 dB -11.16 dB 5:31 02 - Pain
DR9 -0.97 dB -12.65 dB 5:51 03 - Holding On
DR10 -0.70 dB -13.47 dB 6:41 04 - Strangest Thing
DR10 -2.85 dB -15.96 dB 3:59 05 - Knocked Down
DR10 -0.84 dB -12.44 dB 6:10 06 - Nothing to Find
DR10 -1.26 dB -14.08 dB 11:09 01 - Thinking of a Place
DR9 -1.28 dB -11.62 dB 7:21 02 - In Chains
DR9 -1.43 dB -13.36 dB 6:26 03 - Clean Living
DR10 -1.01 dB -13.76 dB 6:41 04 - You Don't Have to Go
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2985 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Marcy Donelson:
The War on Drugs' debut for Atlantic Records, A Deeper Understanding, is very much a follow-up to the group's critically acclaimed Top 30 breakthrough Lost in the Dream from three years prior. That album's notoriously meticulous blend of heartland rock influences, Bob Dylan, and a swirling dream rock constructed of Wurlitzers, tape effects, analog synths, and 12-string guitar, just to name a few components, is, if anything, even more expansive here. The Drugs recorded it as a six-piece with frontman/songwriter Adam Granduciel, bassist Dave Hartley, who's been in the picture since the band’s debut, keyboardist Robbie Bennett, drummer Charlie Hall, and multi-instrumentalists Jon Natchez and Anthony LaMarca, all but the latter of whom contributed to Lost in the Dream. There's no compromising to be found on their major-label debut, the first of a two-record deal that promises complete creative control to Granduciel. (To underscore that point, the first track released from A Deeper Understanding was the over-11-minute "Thinking of a Place.") The set's ten tracks drift unhurriedly over a course of more than an hour. Included along the way are a few additional timbres, such as the skittering electronic effects and stucco guitar textures of opener "Up All Night," the unexpected glint of glockenspiel on the bass-propelled tune "Holding On," and the saxophone on "Clean Living" with its sound distorted like a reflection. At first, these details hint at a possible redesign -- then just as quickly they don’t, as ears adjust to the broader palette. They weave their way into the hazy reverb, restrained pitch range, and shimmering, engulfing atmosphere that manages to never overpower Granduciel's gentle ruminations on relationships, overcoming, and just coping. Though there's nothing here to grab headlines, A Deeper Understanding reclaims and explores the distinctive soundscapes, vastness, and haunted psyche of Lost in the Dream, and that in itself is significant.
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