Psychedelic folk rockers The War on Drugs will be celebrating a belated EP release party tonight at Kung Fu Necktie. Their latest EP Future Weather follows in the experimental vein of their past efforts with waves of reverb on, well, everything. The songs do not drone as much as groove into an almost hypnotic state that various guitar and harmonica tracks cut through sounding like spacey whale calls. Frontman Adam Granduciel recently returned from tour as a member of Kurt Vile’s Violators, and wrote on their website about spending some time in the studio with The War on Drugs bassist Dave Hartley where they worked on their seemingly unfinishable album. Fortunately, this new EP should tide fans over while they crawl toward the completion of their second LP. Granduciel has a passion for pushing the boundaries of sound and plunging head first into sonic journeys making the Americana overtones only the first step in the creation of The War on Drugs tracks. Come check them out at this intimate performance before they head off to Europe and inevitably hole up to complete their upcoming album. The War on Drugs will be joined by Michael Johnson’s Ape School to open up the festivities. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $8, 21+ – Adam G. (not Granduciel)
Comin’ Through by The War on Drugs