BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:315@jointherevolution.net DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T230000 DTSTAMP:20220909T235415Z URL:https://www.jointherevolution.net/concerts/the-war-on-drugs/ SUMMARY:The War On Drugs DESCRIPTION:The War On Drugs\, I Don’t Live Here Anymore: A Foreword\n\nO n The War On Drugs’ 2017 album A Deeper Understanding\, Adam Granduciel sang about wanting to “find what can’t be found.” In a way\, the his tory of this band has been a chronicle of their frontman’s ongoing searc h for greater meaning. Along the way\, they’ve grown with each record. I n the aftermath of A Deeper Understanding\, they won a Grammy for Best Roc k Album. The New Yorker called them “the best American ‘rock’ band o f this decade.” Even The Rolling Stones recognized Granduciel’s talent s\, inviting him to remix their long lost collaboration with Jimmy Page\, “Scarlet\,” which was previously an unreleased gem from Goats Head Sou p.\n\n \;\n\nBy any metric\, The War On Drugs have made it. They are n ow firmly embedded in the classic rock lineage. And yet the quest for that ineffable something continues. In practical terms\, Granduciel was facing a familiar quandary as work began on the new War On Drugs album\, I Don ’t Live Here Anymore\, in early 2018: What next?\n\n \;\n\nLooking a head\, he was staring down his 40th birthday. He was on the verge of start ing a family. And then there was the extended brotherhood of The War On Dr ugs\, who had just spent many months on the road gelling into an excellent live act\, as documented on 2020’s Live Drugs. In the 2010s\, they had put out three classic studio albums in a row. But now it was time for a ne w statement for a new decade.\n\n \;\n\nWhen he reflects on the making of I Don’t Live Here Anymore\, Granduciel is quick to talk about the co ntributions of his bandmates as well as his trusted co-producer and engine er\, Shawn Everett. That doesn’t exactly square with how we normally tal k about this band. Granduciel typically is portrayed as the loner studio g enius diligently pursuing the creation of heartland rock masterpieces. Thi nk back to the cover of their 2014 breakthrough Lost In The Dream\, in whi ch we see the band’s leader standing in profile\, looking pensive but de termined.\n\n \;\n\nBut the moments that stand out most from the creat ion of I Don’t Live Here Anymore aren’t the solitary ones. For Granduc iel\, the new songs brought him back to the very community he had forged w ith his band.\n\n \;\n\n“It just reminded me of all the things I lov e about making music\,” he says\, “collaborating with my friends\, and letting everybody shine.”\n\n \;\n\nAs Granduciel sings in “Harmo nia’s Dream” — one of the most anthemic tracks from an album positiv ely bursting with them — “sometimes forwards is the only way back.” For The War On Drugs\, the path forward started with paring back to the co re of Granduciel\, bassist Dave Hartley\, and multi-instrumentalist Anthon y LaMarca. As winter turned to spring in March of 2018\, the trio retreate d to upstate New York to jam\, demo new songs\, and deepen their bond.\n\n  \;\n\n“Sometimes you have to just get away from the predetermined r oles that each member plays in the live setting\,” Granduciel explains. These sessions proved highly productive\, turning out early versions of so me of the catchiest and most immediate songs on I Don’t Live Here Anymor e\, including the jangly “Change” and the pop-banger-in-waiting “I D on’t Wanna Wait.”\n\n \;\n\nIt was the start of an odyssey that la sted about three years. I Don’t Live Here Anymore was made in New York C ity and Los Angeles from 2018 through the early part of 2021\, and include d stopovers at iconic studios like Electric Lady in Greenwich Village and Electro-Vox in Hollywood. (Granduciel\, as always\, is a loyal patron of s ome of rock’s greatest sonic workshops.)\n\n \;\n\nOne of the most m emorable sessions occurred in May 2019 at Electro-Vox\, in which the band ’s entire line-up — rounded out by keyboardist Robbie Bennett\, drumme r Charlie Hall\, and saxophonist Jon Natchez — convened to record the af fecting lead-off track and first single from I Don’t Live Here Anymore\, “Living Proof.” Typically\, Granduciel assembles War On Drugs records from reams of overdubs\, like a kind of rock ‘n’ roll jigsaw puzzle. But for “Living Proof\,” the track came together in real time\, as the musicians drew on their chemistry as a live unit to summon some extempora neous magic. The immediacy of the performance was appropriate for one of G randuciel’s most personal songs to date.\n\n \;\n\nThe songs on I Do n’t Live Here Anymore were not written specifically about the pandemic. But at a time when we’re all starting to finally reunite with friends an d family members\, this record feels extra resonant. Who doesn’t feel ri ght now like they’re entering a new phase of life? Who looking toward th e horizon with a mix of fear and excitement?\n\n \;\n\nThe joy of this album is that The War On Drugs aren’t just exploring these themes lyric ally. The sound of I Don’t Live Here Anymore also captures the exhilarat ing uncertainty of dusting yourself off and taking your first steps into a larger world. Musically\, this is the most rousing and upbeat War On Drug s album yet. The kind of music you want to play with your friends\, arm an d arm\, as you steel yourselves against whatever’s coming. It’s medici ne.\n\n \;\n\nOf course\, there are also the sort of introspective bal lads the band is known for\, like the folkie “Rings Around My Fathers Ey es” and the gorgeous “Occasional Rain\,” which Granduciel considers his personal favorite. But the bulk of I Don’t Live Here Anymore unfolds like a collection of future greatest hits. “Victim” is an electro-pop killer that could put The War On Drugs in dance clubs. “Wasted” slams like a lost Born In The U.S.A. outtake. The title track\, which is litter ed with Dylan references\, sounds like it was designed in a lab to shake t he rafters in an arena.\n\n \;\n\nAs always\, Granduciel is a master o f crafting singular moments that take your breath away. The guitar solo in “I Don’t Wanna Wait.” The mammoth synth hook in “Harmonia’s Dre am.” The stunning piano coda from “Change.” The sultry backing vocal s from special guest stars Lucius in “I Don’t Live Here Anymore.”\n\ n \;\n\nAnd then there’s “Old Skin.” I don’t want to spoil it for first time listeners\, so I’ll just say this: Wait for when the drum s come in. It’s the best and most uplifting moment on the record. \n\n& nbsp\;\n\nOr maybe it’s the final verse of “Old Skin” that deserves such a distinction. It’s where\n\nGranduciel seems to find that special something:\n\n \;\n\nWell there’s a price for everything\n\nThat tri es to pull us all apart\n\nSo take control of anything\n\nThat tries to ki ll you from the start\n\nBut I ain’t sure of nothin’ babe\n\nTill I ca n feel it in my heart\n\n \;\n\n“I keep coming back to it as a recor d of movement\,” Granduciel concludes\, “of pushing forward\, of tryin g to realize that version of our most fulfilled life\, in spite of forces at every turn pushing down and trying to break you.”\n\n \;\n\nSomet imes you hear a record that makes you feel — if only for an hour or so — that nothing can break you. I Don’t Live Here Anymore is that kind o f record.\n\n \;\n\n— Steven Hyden\, June 2021\n\n \;\n\nThe Wa r On Drugs has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket will go towar ds supporting gun violence prevention initiatives. www.plus1.org CATEGORIES:All Ages,Concerts LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States GEO:26.121358;-80.1461974 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Laud erdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Revolution Live:geo:26.121358,-80.1461974 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR