A Deeper Understanding

~ Release by The War on Drugs (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Up All Night
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
drum machine [Linn Drum], electric guitar, electric piano [Wurlitzer], mellotron, organ [Hammond], piano, sampler, synthesizer [Yamaha CS-5] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Charlie Hall (drums)
synthesizer [ARP Odyssey]:
Michael Johnson (US indie, aka Ape School, member of Holopaw)
synthesizer [Prophet 12]:
Robbie Bennett
2.56:23
2Pain
acoustic guitar, celesta [Celeste], organ [E70], synthesizer [Juno 106], vibraphone and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Charlie Hall (drums)
electric guitar:
Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca
piano:
Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
background vocals:
Holly Laessig (Lucius member) and Jess Wolfe (Lucius member)
3.65:31
3Holding On
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
bass and glockenspiel:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
celesta and piano:
Robbie Bennett
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Patrick Berkery
electric guitar:
Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel
slide guitar:
Meg Duffy and Anthony LaMarca
synthesizer:
Adam Granduciel and Max Hart (American keyboard player)
synthesizer [Prophet 6]:
Max Hart (American keyboard player)
vocals:
Adam Granduciel
3.55:51
4Strangest Thing
acoustic guitar and bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player) and Adam Granduciel
drums (drum set):
Darren Jessee
electric guitar:
Adam Granduciel, Charlie Hall (drums) and Anthony LaMarca
harmonica, piano [Wurlitzer], synthesizer, synthesizer [Prophet 5] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
percussion:
Adam Granduciel and Darren Jessee
piano:
Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
background vocals:
Robbie Bennett, Dave Hartley (bass player), Charlie Hall (drums) and Anthony LaMarca
2.256:41
5Knocked Down
acoustic guitar:
Carter Tanton
drums (drum set):
Anthony LaMarca
electric guitar, mellotron, piano, piano [Wurlitzer], synthesizer [PolyKorg], vibraphone and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
fretless bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
24:00
6Nothing to Find
acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ [Hammond], synthesizer and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Adam Granduciel and Sterling Laws
electric guitar:
Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel
percussion:
Sterling Laws
2.256:10
7Thinking of a Place
additional recording engineer:
Adam Granduciel
recording engineer and mixer:
Shawn Everett
producer:
Adam Granduciel
acoustic guitar:
Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca
bass [Fretless Bass]:
David Hartley (bass player)
celesta, electric piano, harmonica, organ, organ [Vox Jaguar], piano, piano [Wurlitzer], synthesizer, synthesizer [Juno 60 + 106], synthesizer [Juno 60], vibraphone and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Charlie Hall (drums)
electric guitar:
Michael Bloch and Adam Granduciel
electric piano [Fender Rhodes], keyboard [Prophet 1] and synthesizer [Prophet 12]:
Robbie Bennett
fretless bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
pedal steel guitar:
Max Hart (American keyboard player)
background vocals:
Paloma Gil and Louise Camard
vocals:
Adam Granduciel
recording of:
Thinking of a Place
lyricist and composer:
Adam Granduciel
publisher:
Sea Formation Music
3.5511:11
8In Chains
acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ, synthesizer, synthesizer [Juno 60], tape and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
bass [Hofner]:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
celesta, organ [Hammond] and piano [Rhodes]:
Robbie Bennett
drums (drum set):
Adam Granduciel and Charlie Hall (drums)
electric guitar:
Adam Granduciel, Josh Kaufman (multi‐instrumentalist, songwriter, producer) and Anthony LaMarca
percussion:
Patrick Berkery, Adam Granduciel and Parker Kindred
piano:
Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
vibraphone:
Charlie Hall (drums)
voice synthesizer:
Josh Kaufman (multi‐instrumentalist, songwriter, producer)
2.57:21
9Clean Living
acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ [Vox], piano, synthesizer, synthesizer [Prophet 5] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
bass [Hofner]:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Patrick Berkery
electric guitar:
Michael Bloch, Adam Granduciel and Anthony LaMarca
slide guitar:
Meg Duffy
26:29
10You Don’t Have to Go
acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano [Wurlitzer], synthesizer [Prophet 5] and lead vocals:
Adam Granduciel
baritone saxophone:
Jon Natchez
drums (drum set):
Otto Hauser
electric guitar:
Adam Granduciel and Josh Kaufman (multi‐instrumentalist, songwriter, producer)
fretless bass:
Dave Hartley (bass player)
organ [Baldwin] and piano:
Robbie Bennett
percussion:
Charlie Hall (drums) and Otto Hauser
synthesizer [ARP Odyssey]:
Michael Johnson (US indie, aka Ape School, member of Holopaw)
background vocals:
Paloma Gil and Louise Hayat
2.256:43

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