Adam Granduciel: Last News

Kurt Vile’s band The Violators has died at the age of 44.Laakso died from cancer and is survived by his wife and their two children.The guitarist and keys player became a full-time member of The Violators in 2013, replacing The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel.He contributed to a majority of Vile’s albums including 2013’s ‘Wakin On A Pretty Daze‘, 2015’s ‘B’lieve I’m Goin Down…’, and 2018’s ‘Bottle It In‘. Laakso most recently worked with Vile on his 2022 album ‘Watch My Moves‘.The musician also played in the shoegaze band Swirlies and the indie rock group Mice Parade.Please support our sweet Doc & his family:https://t.co/DMQhHdq7hC— Swirlies (@swirlies11) May 5, 2023A GoFundMe page has been set up on the Laakso family’s behalf, which you can donate to here.Geri-Martha O’Hara wrote in a tribute on the fundraising page: “I am absolutely shattered to share with you that our beloved Rob passed away quickly and peacefully yesterday afternoon.

The War On Drugs have shared two previously unreleased songs, ‘Oceans Of Darkness’ and ‘Slow Ghost’ – scroll down the page to listen to them now.The tracks have been given an official release as part of a new deluxe edition of ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’, which was originally released last year.Both tracks were cut from the original tracklist, but now have arrived on streaming services for the first time. They are also available as part of a limited edition seven-inch and a cassette tape version of the album.‘Oceans Of Darkness’ is a driving, bright song that finds frontman Adam Granduciel singing: “I was tired of waiting / Pulling along / Feeling misunderstood / When I throw it away / Into these oceans of darkness / Come pulling me back for good.” ‘Slow Ghost’, meanwhile, takes a slower, softer form, Granduciel singing gently over melancholy guitar melodies.

The War On Drugs have announced a limited-edition deluxe box set of their most recent album, 2021’s ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’.The new deluxe box set, which was announced yesterday (August 29), will feature the album on both 180-gram double vinyl and cassette tape. It will also feature a seven-inch record, which contains two previously-unreleased songs that were cut from the original album: ‘Oceans of Darkness’ and ‘Slow Ghost’.

Jonathan Cohen The War On Drugs has signed with John Silva’s Silva Artist Management, Variety has learned. Until this spring, the Philadelphia-reared rock act had been represented for more than a decade by Fort William Artist Management co-founder Ami Spishock.After two EPs and three studio albums on Secretly Canadian, including the 2014 breakthrough “Lost in the Dream,” the Drugs jumped to Steve Ralbovsky’s Canvasback/Atlantic, which released 2017’s Grammy-winning “A Deeper Understanding” and last year’s “I Don’t Live Here Anymore.” Those albums spawned two No. 1 hits on Billboard’s adult alternative airplay radio chart (“Pain” and “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” featuring Lucius) and another that reached No.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a blizzard that dropped nearly a foot of snow on New York certainly could have put a major damper on the War on Drugs’ biggest-ever concert in the five boroughs — but despite those obstacles, an impressive crowd witnessed the group’s debut at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.Indeed, the Philadelphia band’s 18-song, 130-minute performance in many ways offered a refreshing snapshot of the state of arena rock circa 2022. Aside from drummer Charlie Hall’s snazzy patterned shit and windblown hair and a tasteful light show, there was little, if any, flash.

Roy Trakin “They say that rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay… but where?” asked Max Arloft, the music critic played by Jeff Goldblum in “Between the Lines,” Joan Micklin Silver’s 1977 film about an alternative newspaper in Boston. “Certainly not at my place, it’s too small.”Rock is making its bid for yet another revival, as leader Adam Granduciel and his band the War on Drugs prepare to return to the road to support the just-released “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” their first studio album since 2017’s “A Deeper Understanding,” which took home a Grammy for best rock album.

End of the road. Krysten Ritter has split from her partner, Adam Granduciel, after seven years.

The War On Drugs have shared their brand new single ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ – you can listen to the track below.The song is the title track from the band’s forthcoming new album, which is set for release on October 29 via Atlantic Records.‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ follows on from the LP’s first single ‘Living Proof’, which came out back in July.Co-produced by bandleader Adam Granduciel and Shawn Everett, the song also features backing vocals by the New York band Lucius.You can hear ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ in the above Emmett Malloy-directed video, which was filmed in LA.In a note accompanying the announcement of The War On Drugs’ new album earlier this summer, the record was described as “an uncommon rock album about one of our

The War On Drugs have shared a teaser for new music on their social media pages – scroll down to watch it now.The US band last released a new studio album with 2017’s ‘A Deeper Understanding’ but have spent the last year providing updates on its follow-up.Now, it seems their return is imminent. A short video teaser was shared by the group earlier today (July 18) and features a piano-led snippet of music.

The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel has given a fresh update on the progress of his band’s next album in a new interview.Granduciel is currently working on the follow-up to 2017’s ‘A Deeper Understanding’ in LA, where he has been writing and recording the LP in a studio in Van Nuys.Speaking to Stereogum, The War On Drugs bandleader said that the coronavirus pandemic had reset his thinking about the album’s progress, explaining: “In March I would’ve told you it was 80% done, and now looking back it was actually 40% done.“Some songs have been reimagined since, which has been a blessing.

The War On Drugs have announced their new live album, ‘Live Drugs’.After teasing the release of the project last week, the Adam Granduciel-led band have today (October 6) confirmed the release of ‘Live Drugs’, which will arrive on November 20 via Super High Quality Records, Granduciel’s own record label.‘Live Drugs’ is comprised of 10 tracks that have been selected from 40 hard drives-worth of show recordings that were made during the band’s past six years of touring.

She's mom to a one year old.Actress Krysten Ritter, 38, was spotted out with her beau AdamGranofsky, 41, better known by his rocker stage name Adam Granduciel, and their son Bruce.The trio was seen taking a casual stroll together near their home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, which happened to be the baby's first birthday.