Posted on: April 8, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

At the end of March The War On Drugs will finally embark on their first full nationwide U.S. tour since the release of their debut album -Wagonwheel Blues- last June. Why the long wait do you ask? The folks in the UK and mainland Europe have been gobbling up The War On Drugs’ curious new take on a American highway rock with such fury and fervent that The War On Drugs have had to oblige. All their time in Europe has honed The War On Drugs into a viciously tight trio. Even better The War On Drugs have been invited to open for one of the most exciting live bands in America, The Hold Steady. Last year, Craig Finn listed -Wagonwheel Blues- in his top five albums of 2008 on Pitchfork and said “they made an amazing record that I was obsessed with for most of the year”.

THE WAR ON DRUGS SPRING 2009 U.S. TOUR:

04/08/09 Omaha, NE – Slowdown w/ The Hold Steady
04/10/09 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre w/ The Hold Steady
04/11/09 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge w/ The Hold Steady
04/13/09 Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar w/ The Hold Steady
04/14/09 Stateline, NV – Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore w/ The Hold Steady
04/15/09 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s w/ The Hold Steady
04/17/09 Seattle, WA – Jules Maes Saloon
04/18/09 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge w/ Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
04/20/09 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
04/21/09 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
04/22/09 Phoenix, AZ – Modified
04/24/09 Austin, TX – Mohawk
04/25/09 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
04/26/09 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
04/27/09 Knoxville, TN – The Pilot Light

MEDIA:
The War On Drugs recently did a late night radio appearance on Club3voort12 on VPRO in Amsterdam. You can hear the whole session here.

MP3: The War On Drugs “Taking The Farm”

VIDEO: The War On Drugs “A Needle In Your Eye #16”

PRAISE FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS:

“Their stunning new album Wagonwheel Blues is full of gentle, moody folk tunes torn apart by jagged shards of noisy guitars”- ROLLING STONE

“The War On Drugs made a totally serious album, shimmering and sprawling- it’s as inspiring as it is exhausting and dense”- FADER

“Granduciel’s plainspoken voice and his band’s dreamily textured, ambient sound are alluringly compatible, lush and dreamy with a familiar rock ‘n’ roll bite.” – PASTE MAGAZINE

“The War On Drugs make excellent road-trip music… The album urges you along the interstate, but never burdens you with the stigma of roots music or reached-for authenticity”- 7.8 PITCHFORK MEDIA

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