The War On Drugs - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents The War On Drugs performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded August 1, 2017.
Songs:
Pain
Holding On
Strangest Thing
You Don't Have To Go
Host: Troy Nelson
Audio Engineers: Jeff Byrd & Kevin Suggs
Audio Mastering: Matt Ogaz
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann
kexp.org
thewarondrugs.net

[@joscelynweatherhog1099]

The War on Drugs break your heart and put your broken heart back together at the same time.

[@philiphurst831]

Indeed, they do. My 30+ year old son alerted me to these guys. I’m smitten. What a wonderful performance. 👍

[@abdelrhmandameen2215]

Joscelyn Weatherhog this is the best way to put it.

[@josuemartinez9688]

Yes 😔

[@jordiclusella]

Couldn't say it better

[@valeriaguerra6119]

Jajajajaja

[@ericcrane3919]

The best band to vibe out to while driving that's for damn sure.

[@07foxmulder]

Eric Crane Couldn't agree more, my friend.

[@GnarlyArmorVT]

I had some HEADY experiences with this album cranked, windows down, in Western Mass. One of my favs of all time!

[@saintjabroni]

Tyler George-Minetti Heady...I like that. Respek

[@davedavid427]

Meat Puppets II is pretty awesome for driving too.

[@chefjonsf]

I will add Joshua Tree National Park to that as well. Or any wilderness for that matter.

[@jameshickson2574]

I’m an old California grandpa who has heard a lot of live music from famous bands. I think “ The Deeper Understanding” is in the top 3 albums in the last 20-30 years. I don’t say this lightly. But deeply, with some understanding.

[@davedufour6873]

Thank you for the recommendation.

[@Maclaren415]

I am 69 yrs old...haven't heard a band this good since the golden era of my youth.

[@robynhood5912]

Thanks Dan, your comment has brought me to stop and listen to this band I’ve never heard before. I can really feel your genuine and well heeled endorsement that I find refreshing. From one middle age California hippie to the next. ☮️

[@AltRock0827]

I agree with you. Certainly the best band since Y2000.

[@ricardo2573]

First hearing I thought Tom Petty, Springsteen, Dylan well mixed and new. I Love it. Run to buy Lost in a Dream and deeper understanding... They are two of the best albums I own

[@JohnnyF71]

Adam Granduciel is one of the most under-rated musicians and songwriters in modern music

[@FreshTake01]

He is incredibly exceptional, I went extra heavy on the choice of words for this magnificent being as I should.

[@mikeferguson4816]

Hey cuzn! Indeed, so tasty, so REAL! No plastic (no over-production).

[@JohnnyF71]

@@mikeferguson4816 spot on Fergie 😉😊

[@jasonbrowning546]

Sure is

[@patodonnell8605]

First, the KEXP sound crew should get awards for this performance. Each instrument is perfectly staged. There is a lot of information to represent here but ALL of it is perfectly mixed. Second, I have never LISTENED to WOD before, yet this is a watershed moment for me musically. I can look back over the 50 years of my life and point to these moments and see their effect on my life. In 1981 it was Joy Division. In 1982 it was the Comsat Angels. In 1983 it was Stiff Little Fingers. In 1985 it was the Jesus and Mary Chain. In 1991 it was the Catherine Wheel. In 2018 it is the War On Drugs. I have been changed again. Amazing music.

[@standardofexcellence]

Sorry you had to wait another 27 years

[@patodonnell8605]

I'm not, I admit I was starting to worry whether it would happen again! Thank you for the concern. Have you been listening to them for awhile now?

[@thesuccessfulbarber]

thats awesome man.

[@tbonepep]

Well said!

[@WonsPhreely]

Its a beautiful song ;) Btw What d'you think of this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5ObZolopZmjq9k&list=PLWehun4PmMf_00nsBZDretT5gHW_zhBeb

[@tara123tara]

The way "You Don't Have To Go" ends is something else. This album was my therapy for some time 5 years ago, and I had tears in my eyes every time this song wrapped up the album. It still gets me every time.

[@gmailgfg]

This album takes me to another dimension.

[@Manchester102]

KEXP deffo has one of the best live sounds ! Good job to the engineers!

[@ParvulaUniversum]

That fucking drummer is something else

[@sebasparker]

Charlie Hall

[@bruceaisher]

He has a lot of cymbals

[@Haassan1]

Amen.

[@ivodassen87]

THIS!

[@joshuakoplin8864]

Yeah, he's super fucking good.

[@SonicVisionX]

Great band. This is their time to shine.

[@JM-dh8jp]

Sitting here with goose bumps all over. FINALLY, some actual MUSIC!

[@tnor43]

Still don't know why their KZbin guy or gal doesn't do this for every video... Pain: 0:26 Holding On: 5:35 Strangest Thing: 16:50 You Don't Have to Go: 23:32

[@beddybomb]

thanks mate

[@goopah]

Yeah thanks. I don't know this band (yet) and just stumbled in here, and had no idea where to start looking for the music until I saw this list of titles. Much easier than trying to find the titles again by backing up the video. I hate to interrupt a good song just to search back for the title. Phenomenal audio quality, BTW.

[@varunjh]

since they do upload the songs separately as well. people watching the whole set generally don't want to skip.

[@Standbackforscience]

Real MVP, right here.

[@shannonmartin8625]

man of the people

[@DesignerFromMars]

There will be no better way to listen to A Deeper Understanding than listening to it while walking in the city at night after it rained.

[@grfab]

I listen to it on repeat while riding my bike up and down to coast between San Diego and San Clemente.

[@zoeletts9419]

a road trip soundtrack

[@D3r3k2323]

Driving back from the beach to the city at night.

[@Goodphish]

thats so rad man

[@raysharp1969]

plenty of opportunity to just that in rainy old Dublin

[@MrNicolasBarte]

There is so much nostalgia in their sound, like a distant love song, for some love you left on the sand’s beach, along the Pacific ocean.. 🥰

[@denmun9722]

im no audio engineer... amateur or otherwise, but KEXP has some of the best sounding live performances i've ever heard. everytime. they have turned me onto bands, i may otherwise would have shrugged right off.

[@torkeltorkelsson5704]

Agree 100 percent!!

[@mattdm11]

Realize that this is how almost ALL recorded music could sound, if every freaking band and mastering engineer didn't brickwall the crap out of everything. The audio we could have from the past 30 years would be unbelievable....instead, it's all compressed. Look into the loudness war, if you're not aware of it. It is disgusting how technology has improved in every area of our lives, yet recorded music sounds worse now than it did 50 years ago. But that being said, yes, the KEXP sound crew does it right!! Best recorded performances out there. Go look up Local Natives and listen to how well that's recorded....the harmonies.....unbelievable. The KEXP guys should be consulted for all recorded music!! :)

[@staylucky4727]

@@mattdm11 what do you mean by brickwall?

[@mattdm11]

@@staylucky4727 the quiet and loud are the same volume. The waveform looks like a brick. Google the loudness war...it will start you on your journey.

[@rogerthat6787]

@@mattdm11 Interesting read on Wiki about this. Thanks!

[@MrKillerNachos]

The drummer is really feeling it, I love it

[@dickbrett9827]

think everyone feels it :) DO YOU FEEL IT?

[@a-aron14]

He better - it all depends on him. He's amazing

[@FishingforFisher]

Charlie Hall is the man

[@nathanprice496]

Plays the perfect amount - never overdoes it. In the pocket the whole time.

[@mitchgirard4573]

I've been waiting 3 years for this!!!

[@giorgiobalestrieri1431]

You stole my comment haha

[@francescoandaloro6164]

Mitch Girard same here

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

so , I been waiting 40 years to be in the total solar eclipse

[@MrFaker181]

saaaaaaaaame

[@elooijenga]

But it was worth waiting for 👌

[@user-wx6jk3gz7f]

We Love You Cheryl as much as we love The War on Drugs

[@rja861]

Love it. You could listen to the audio without video and think its the album being played. They are CRISP

[@Mike9201984]

I saw them live recently and it wasn't like that at all. Probably just the venue I saw them at but it was disappointing. This is one of my favorite bands!

[@kiom2145]

@@Mike9201984 You probably got very unlucky... I saw them 4 times already and each one of those performances was better than the last one.

[@CD-Wales]

So, so so good. Best band in years.

[@TheLibrarian2000]

The War on Drugs, thank you for existing. Thanks for the music!

[@matthewmoss1589]

These guys need to put out a Live Album.

[@hestonblumenthal4263]

TheCannedWalrus why no?

[@idunsofiesalvesen9948]

Totally agree! Sometimes their better live than studio

[@iluvj00]

Maybe what people understand as Live album tends to be sloppy. This KEXP LIVE is a controlled environment play. Not as they would play on a live stage with thousands of fans screaming and the guys moving around and the stuff that happens on a live show. This KEXP experience is very different from that.

[@WildBoy4FunTime]

But does KEXP alter and improve the music afterwards? if this is the case, then it's the reason why it sounds that good?

[@a-aron14]

KEXP is basically a studio environment - its live but super controlled. Ever seen the Basement Session from RADIOHEAD - its unreal. Live is always dependent on the ROOM. There's nothing wrong with that though. I'd LOVE to hear a WOD really nice indoor theater album. Don't need a stadium album. Leave that to Beyond and music made for that scale.

[@miguelquintanilla7967]

I can't stop listening to this version of "Strangest Thing". It's amazing!

[@Nosirrah2112]

This song "Pain" when I heard it. Marked a moment in my life, when I went from kinda worrying about my little lane in life. To really feeling a part of this whole human thing. That we literally all struggle. That's music. Great music. It makes you really think really feel and just it's something many many paragraphs can't quite explain. Thanks Adam

[@mattyb808]

One of the best bands out these days. Super underrated...real solid performance!

[@calixa]

saw them for the 12th time recently. God damn, they just get better and better. Truly an incredible live force now. Cant wait for the next time.

[@tombittikoffer412]

This station ROUTINELY mixes better than the albums. Whoever does that, amazing. And this is my current fave.

[@thnkfl4mylf]

This music reminds me of a time that I struggled with. A fabulous radio station where I discovered this fabulous band! My momma was dying from ovarian cancer. The music gave me something I could hold on to! Strong music for my soul! Bittersweet and beautiful!

[@RockIvan99]

Your story had me in tears ❤️

[@thefranvans]

That 'Strangest thing' solo gives me the chills, amazing

[@terptek1]

The deep tone of the sax riding along with the bass sets an incredible mood throughout the album. Heading down a hill on a recent road trip, I hit 90+ on a wide open 2 lane local route without noticing one bit.

[@daisyxx2713]

This makes every emotion you have ever felt come through, you feel your past, present and future in one rush. Stunning xx

[@thezirons]

My ears are drooling....

[@KitCalder]

Oh man mine too - I was swimming in my local river last week and got carried downstream right next to this sluice dumping human waste into the water and they got infected pretty bad; the doctor says I'll probably be able to keep them but I'll be lucky to regain full hearing, especially in the left one. Sucks because I've been on strong antibiotics so I shouldn't really drink but I was at my cousin's friend's uncle's wedding the other day so I had a few drinks cause it's rude not to and they hit me pretty hard so I didn't even notice the discharge leaking all over the shoulders of my best suit. I took it to the dry cleaner's the following day and they phoned yesterday saying there's nothing they can do to get the stains out since they're really impregnated deep into the fibres. So I yelled at them down the phone for like 10 minutes because what the fuck are they doing in the dry-cleaning business anyway if they can't get rid of a little bit of otic discharge, and now my dad has confiscated my pet snake because he tried to get some stuff dry-cleaned today and they wouldn't do it for him because apparently I used "racially inflammatory language" when I shouted at them and they're even considering pressing charges, which I'm pretty worried about because if the courts rule against me and it goes on my record then what college is going to take me once I graduate next year given the current political climate? So yeah be careful where you swim.

[@shanekennedy1480]

The most hypnotic voice!.... I found war on drugs by accident a little while back!.... What a very happy accident!.... Simply outstanding!.... 😎👌🌾🌾🌼

[@restorationhealthcenter952]

Same. Can totally relate. Found them accidentally on Spotify and wow...just wow!

[@sjice69]

Strangest Thing is an Absolute Masterpiece.

[@Scrubbini]

What about thinking of a place?? Nearly every song on that album is s masterpiece

[@sjice69]

@@Scrubbini Great Song.

[@dinamitamena]

The war on drugs makes my heart melt, i go from feeling hopeful to nostalgic, and then I jump back in to hope!

[@leeyan9049]

Okay guys, now we are witnessing pure art over here. My congratulations!

[@Iglomaniac]

Granducilations to you to, love from war on durgs x

[@dan44762000]

I first heard the track “Pain” on the radio and was immediately intoxicated by its beauty, immediately searched the album on Spotify, played it and smiled, and cried, it’s really something special, he’s far from a flashy guitarist but the secret is the notes you don’t play, amazing

[@davidpunkrock96]

Pain makes me cry like a baby

[@connorbiddle4703]

Charlie is honestly one of the best drummers out there. He plays with such restraint yet such passion. And my god does he look different here than he did the last time they played KEXP

[@joshuakoplin8864]

Connor Biddle in the pocket of the pockets pocket.

[@Webleys]

Great band! Notice that here he looks like Leon from Blade Runner.

[@nadinekellman2182]

whats he using for a kick?

[@jtech011ify]

Nadine Kellman His foot

[@tmw4138]

dude, hes tight. almost electronic sounding. ...and hooo-lyyy fuck is he riding the wave, right now. i noticed the difference immediately! hahaha, its awesome!

[@darrinsiberia]

the bass player / tone and fills are on point. tasteful.

[@80twinks]

Massively talented & massively under-rated,just seen their performance at Glastonbury on Sunday night & they are becoming one of my favourite bands,keep the albums coming boys!! 🎸👌🤘

[@stevequinny]

Same. I've been aware of this band for quite a few years and really enjoy Slave Ambient and a few tracks from the following albums but when I watched their set live from Glastonbury it was a lightbulb moment. They looked and sounded absolutely spot on and in fact sounded better live. Always a good sign. Now I'm kinda obsessed with them tbh. Such a great set in the sun. Unfortunately I can't find it on KZbin (just the audio). Best band by a hundred miles that weekend.

[@scribblehead6385]

They're great but they're not under-rated. I read that so often in comments on various bands and I find it very parochial. They don't sell as many records as Taylor Swift, but they are current and one of the most popular and respected indie bands of the past twenty years. You don't get nobodies playing Glastonbury.

[@davemorrissey9133]

Only just discovered this band 🎸🌻 my god this music is effortless and amazing

[@AlexVonCrank]

Holy shit this is amazing!!! They sound so tight live!!!

[@joshkeenan6134]

Love that drummer

[@SaturnVII]

These guys sound freaking amazing in a live performance, almost studio level. Absolutely stunning.

[@exponent42]

Sounds even better than their studio release

[@choggerboom]

Album of the year

[@paulkubic786]

choggerboom ---could not agree more; best long road trip disc in years!! Play over and over! Disc of the year!!

[@mariavitoriacamargo9771]

I've watched the last KEXP War on Drugs performance like 3 million times. And now this! Awesome.. what an amazing band. Wish I could fly to America and see you guys on tour. Come to Brazil!!

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

I came to Rio

[@slidecutter]

Maria Vitória Garcia de A. Camargo ....and to Germany!

[@jardelguedes1914]

Também já assisti várias vezes as duas performances deles no KEXP. Simplesmente demais. Ia ser incrível se eles viessem ao Brasil

[@OrsoGabriel]

Ctz faz 8 meses q só dá eles e Mac DeMarco nos meus chills

[@marendatrujillo]

I fell in love with this band the first second I heard them. Best music I've heard in a while. Thank u for this amazing music. Love it.

[@bartdegraaf2161]

My old old timer heart makes a jump . This band is the shower for my brains and and give my abig smile from ear to ear. What a sound. War on drugs is for me the band . EVERY DAY i listen to this AWESOME band. I love these guys.

[@DavidRandallCurtis]

CHERYL IS THE ONLY WOMAN I'VE EVER LOVED!

[@mhbackman]

We are all her children. 🤘🏻

[@TJSHOTWHEELS]

David Randall Curtis I

[@TheDoosh79]

Charlie bossing it just like the last KEXP session. He's so important to their sound, legend.

[@iainboyle2711]

they have some sound going on!! you could listen to them forever!

[@chrisbettiol]

Holding On live is incredible

[@Heaveah]

Such a beautiful performance. The War on Drugs is surely one of the Top American bands.

[@misformay]

You make me cry but I love how your music just creeps up total surround emotion ❤️come play Dublin ☘️

[@dysentery481]

May English They are actually playing Dublin this June

[@davemorrissey9133]

There announcing arenas shows for UK and Ireland 🎸🌻😁

[@christropiano4680]

Timeless, truthful, transcending, and beautiful.

[@dekentj95]

Goosebumps the whole video, so pure!

[@TheDoubledownA]

That will go down as one of the best sets to grace KEXP. Amazing!

[@JasonInBuffalo]

I cry every time. I am not able not to cry and it’s the most amazing thing ever. Thank you KEXP and thank you TWOD for the gift of your music.

[@user-xj6sw4gc7v]

im 25 and im sooooooo happy to have found this band!!! where have you been all my lifeee

[@camilledoscher4236]

First band that I can relate to with quality since the 60?s-70s. Thank you! Amazing…Brought so much joy into my life! Thank you!!!!💞

[@diegopazos3879]

Do you have recommendations? :)

[@aRareCastleFilm]

La mejor banda en la mejor radio. Todo en su lugar.

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

mejor está Despacito

[@jmm2466]

@@EclecticoIconoclasta ಠ‿ಠ

[@holtonmattis9954]

Shoutout to the bass player. Superunknown shirt is STRONG.

[@flowingimage]

It's not Superunknown it's Ba dmotorfinger dude !!!

[@MyCioran]

Without words. They keep pulling me in....

[@jeffreyscott4564]

Perfection. Lyrically, Musically, Emotionally, The band should be very proud of this entire record

[@ILOVESTEAK10]

Jeffrey Scott I agree ♥️

[@allenroy1638]

Oh my heavens! Strangest Thing was amazing! A very haunting song, "the space between the beauty and the pain"

[@mikemeagh]

Guitar, drums, bass, keys, vocals all so on point- so good!!!

[@FidelusEternum]

You are just something else!! Wow!!!!!

[@francescoandaloro6164]

Oh my goodness...so glorious. Writing from my hometown Catania in Sicily, but wish I was in Seattle yesterday or whenever it was just to witness this wonder

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

sketching in Charlotte

[@ameliejohansson4511]

Francesco Andaloro kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3SmpaGKi62HgpI

[@coronitaspringsteen8056]

Me encanta esta banda me encanta la primera canción. Siempre la escucho aquí la pasan en la radio 99.1 doble nueve. El mejor rock del mundo.. Saludos desde lima perú 🇵🇪

[@einfussganger]

Love this band so much. Such a distinctive sound, open and airy and melodic songs that give you chills.

[@robertmcallister1323]

KEXP you have done it again! Great band and great sound highlighting the best music in the world. You guys in Seattle are spoiled with this quality. Thanks for sharing with the world. War on Drugs come to Ireland and meet your fans!

[@jeebn7931]

Cheryl said it the best.. "i dont even know what emotions are overcoming me" Those last 2 minutes are undescribably good, just reminds me of everything... my childhood , dead pets and on and on Have also bought myself a gretch semi acoustic guitar and started learning to play thanks to this! Love you guys

[@kennethfriedman6795]

Sound engineering here is incredible. Props to @KEXP! What a powerful sound, each instrument adding to the musical bliss. We are all Charlie Hall!

[@ronshina4022]

0:25 Pain 4:00 🎸(Pain) 5:35 Holding On 16:51 Strangest Thing 23:39 You Don't Have To Go Lyrics: Pain, Holding On, Strangest Thing, You Don't Have To Go Pain ==== Go to bed now I can tell Pain is on the way out now Look away and domino falls away I know it's hard looking in Knowing that tomorrow you'll be back again Pin your head and let me in I'm waiting So long I was staring into the light When I saw you in the distance, I knew that you'd be mine Am I moving back in time Just standing still I met a man with a broken back He had a fear in his eyes that I could understand I can even shake the hand When I break it in I've been pulling on a wire, but it just won't break I've been turning up the dial, but I hear no sound I resist what I cannot change But I wanna find what can't be found I'm aware you're tired and lost Like a demon in the doorway, waiting to be born But I'm here all alone, just begging Pull me close and let me hold you in Give me the deeper understanding of who I am Yeah, I'm moving back again I'm waiting here I'm just pulling on a wire, but it just won't break I've been turning up the dial, but I hear no sound I resist what I cannot change, own it in your own way Yeah, I wanna find what can't be found Holding On ========= Once I was alive and I could feel I was holding on to you And I redefined the way I looked at dawn inside of you I went down a crooked highway Alone outside the line I've been rejected, now the man has turned and I'm out of time Ain't no way I'm gonna last Hiding in the seams, I can't move the past Feel like I'm about to crash Riding on my line, I keep keeping on Once we were apart and I could see red Never trying to turn back time Never meant to bring my pain to the front and into your life Now I'm headed down a different road Can we walk it side by side? Is an old memory just another way of saying goodbye? Ain't no way I'm gonna last Hiding in the seams, I can't move the past Feel like I'm about to crash Riding the same line, I keep keeping on And he never gonna change He never gonna learn I keep moving on the path, yeah Holding on to mine When you talk about the past What are we talking of? Did I let go too fast? Was I holding on too long? Ain't no truths from the past As silent as the sea And it holding on too long But you're right in front of me And I'm moving on a cast Shadows on my seam I keep moving with the changes, yeah Ooh Strangest Thing ============= Some are right underneath And how I look today I've been hiding out so long I gotta find another way Late at night I wanna see you Will my eyes they begin to fade? Am I just living in the space between The beauty and the pain? And the real thing Now the sky is painted In a wash of indigo I've been holding on too long That I hardly know the score I recognize every face But I ain't got everything I need If I'm just living in the space between The beauty and the pain It's the strangest thing Yeah, should I surround my life Surrounded by a hole Surrounded by no other I wanna ride it home Yeah, be the writer of your own story Let it turn you onto love again Be the writer of your own story Let it turn you onto love again I wanna ride, I wanna ride You Don't Have To Go ================= Love is a bird I can't even see Even in the darkness right in front of me And you were shining bright through the window in the morn There's a torrent that rises gently There's a wind You can be free, sometimes brave Sometimes all you want to do is run away I don't need a curse, the hurt is much too real But even worse, I'm silently waiting For her, the room will be painted Yeah, I know, it's hard, this time Yeah, I know, you know, this time... How could I wait until you recognized me? When you were there inside my dreams No, you don't have to go, I want to make you stay Goodbye, anyway I heard the news today I've been up since the break of dawn I lost my mind today I'm at the sea, and I can hear the trains Winds of change, so new Blow right through me and blow back through you And pull you into the light, yeah Now I'm home, and it's clear you're gone Lost my edge today, singing all my songs in the pouring rain Pushed and pulled apart by the scenes I can feel the change Winds of love blow few, and they move through me, and they blow through you And take you into the night, yeah

[@JeremyHorn]

Bass dude in this band is quietly back being a stone cold killer. Best player in the band.

[@chiefans]

Keyboardist is pretty solid as well

[@Jeanphilopo]

Those licks are so fire

[@rogertamjet3899]

Do everything once,and enjoy.

[@trapnellcreative]

Those keys in that upper register are so sweet. Such a well spaced out mix. A lot more lively, bright sounding than on the record.

[@boburrides]

I just found out about this wonder of a band like a month ago (i know..).. A deeper understanding resonates me on levels I did not know was possible. Cant remember the last time I was this in love with a band. Thank you for existing

[@terrynew6701]

Brilliant… I saw them live at the O2 in London in 2022…. Best band for me. The sound quality of this set is first class.

[@Shichman]

Love this drummer, so chill, great vibe.

[@Francisah]

That snare sounds so nice.

[@clq336]

Francisco Santiago any idea what the sheet over his snare drum head is?

[@Francisah]

No idea! It honestly looks to me like he cut up an old t-shirt and taped it on!

[@justinmartindale6855]

Possibly another snare head he cut up? Take an old snare head and put upside down on top of your snare. Instant fat snare

[@Francisah]

Justin Martindale definitely more plausible than my t-shirt theory!

[@sashachip]

Here’s a better look at what’s going on with the snare. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnKUlamro9h1mtk

[@Koshirozation]

i love that they dedicated "strangest thing" to Cheryl

[@alathea4752]

This is the sort of music you can just listen to all day... it's endless goodness

[@heathersilvester398]

Releases the soul in your body. Can only float on that. Love this band!

[@iluvj00]

This is blowing my mind. Listening on a pair of Sennheiser HD 650.

[@cool2b88]

Hd598 here...amazing!

[@michaelrosquist9965]

listening through a pair of Jerry Harvey in ears Angie, absoulte amazing sound

[@chandrashekhermishra5847]

Strangest Thing: 16:48 Summer ride on the beach Howl at the day I've been hiding out so long I gotta find another way Late at night I wanna see you Well my eyes, they begin to fade Am I just living in the space between The beauty and the pain? And the real thing Now the sky is painted In a wash of indigo I've been holding on too long In the howling of this cold I recognize every face But I ain't got everything I need If I'm just living in the space between The beauty and the pain It's the strangest thing Yeah, she runs surrounding me Surrounded by the whole Surrounded by no other I wanna run home Yeah, I can run slowly Don't run away again Yeah, I can run in the storm Don't you run again I wanna run, I wanna run Yeah, I can run slowly Yeah, I can run slowly

[@raysharp1969]

awwww man I just love this band

[@homosexualpanic]

So beautiful, especially You Don't Have To Go. Can't wait to see them in London

[@rwhertha]

NOOO CHERYL COME BACK PLS

[@roncv26]

She does the midday show. This is the afternoon show.

[@chrismelancon7193]

i find it amazing how Adam can just switch on and go to that ethereal place. that goes beyond pure talent.

[@paullypaullyes]

I love when Adam lights up and starts talking about Sean everett. In my humble opinion, I think that they all made one of the best records ever here, and it's always such an absolute pleasure to listen to, and the attention to detail on all the recording and engineering is so noticeable if you sit with it for a moment, and pays off in such an incredible way, and to me, establishes so so clearly that Sean Everett is the baseline, the gold standard of what modern organic studio engineering looks like.

[@whitehair8824]

The drummer is the sound.. he is on another level.. just simple yet very present and inspirational

[@FabianSalomonsson]

That damn snare sounds amazing (as well as everything else)

[@jessemunson1352]

It's like 80's Bob Dylan if he cared deeply about melody and band cohesion.

[@bruno_dias]

Nail it!

[@WonsPhreely]

Its a beautiful song, thanks for sharing Jesse ;) Btw What d'you think of this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5ObZolopZmjq9k&list=PLWehun4PmMf_00nsBZDretT5gHW_zhBeb

[@Collective239]

Thought the same thing. Esp these most recent albums.

[@bittersweet_reign4159]

He has a voice with a cross of like Bob Dylan and Bryan Adams

[@larazonsonambula9179]

@@bittersweet_reign4159 And Mike Scott

[@RodHammett95]

So much healing power in this music...

[@jsmaack]

I don't know how many times I've come back to this performance. Saw them in Richmond, VA. They're such a great live band.

[@jaquieduarte5234]

I love KEXP sessions!! And I love War On Drugs and I love strangest thing 💛🥺 I love everything in this session!! It's so nostalgic 🥺

[@west4coast77]

Love The War On Drugs and thanks KEXP for such great sound and video!

[@joshpoe160]

Fucking right on kexp

[@LaggyMcStab]

Strangest Thing. Man that solo hits the heart.