Blog: The Key

Photo by Graham Tolbert Philly’s own The War On Drugs may be without co-founder Kurt Vile these days, but that hasn’t stopped the band from putting out its most powerful record to date.  Slave Ambient , released earlier this week (via Secretly Canadian ), is The War On Drugs’ anthem to two of its greatest influences: no-nonsense American rock and glimmering shoegaze. It’s the kind of album that melds together; it’s meant to be listened to as one piece and not as 12 separate parts. Though the album's most notable tracks are ones that were [...]