The War on Drugs has announced a second live album, titled “Live Drugs Again,” due out September 13 via Super High Quality Records.
The War on Drugs – Under Pressure (Glastonbury 2023)
The new album is a follow-up to the band's 2020 live album "Live Drugs" and features songs from the band's 2021 studio album, "I Don't Live Here Anymore," as well as fan favorites from 2017's "A Deeper Understanding," 2014's "Lost in the Dream" and 2011's "Slave Ambient."
War on Drugs bandleader Adam Granduciel said in a statement, "'Live Drugs Again' chronicles the evolution of these songs from the studio to stages around the world, and documents our continued growth as a live band. This series ensures that these versions, and some of our favorite moments on stage, will live on."
Granduciel, who composes much of the recorded music himself, emphasized the importance of the live band members in taking the songs to a new level. "Part of 'Live Drugs' was about capturing that moment in time — what the six of us had been building since we put a live band together," he said. On "Live Drugs Again," he's joined by the same band members — David Hartley (bass), Robbie Bennett (keyboards), Charlie Hall (drums), Jon Natchez (sax) and Anthony LaMarca (guitar) — plus the group's newest member, Eliza Hardy Jones, on keyboards and backing vocals.
