The War on Drugs’s I Don’t Live Here Anymore is a skillful balancing act of pop-rock anthems and experimental soundscapes.
The World Is a Beautiful Place’s Illusory Walls feels like the awakening that the band has been building toward all along.
On their seventh album, the band sounds primed for the summer festival season.
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The band’s sixth album is less of a revelation than a routine.
The album stretches its songs out as long as possible in an effort to get the most out of a flickering of serenity.
The album retains the spirit of the band’s early output while also offering songs that sound fresh and relevant.
The album is an enjoyable, if predictable, outing from an effortlessly reliable songwriter.
The album is only partially successful at maintaining the singer’s impeccable songwriting.
The band continues to be unmatched at tackling the biggest questions with a profound, heart-wrenching intimacy.
Every element of the album is so richly defined that these songs can’t help but pop.
The singer addresses a generation resistant to defining itself against a backdrop of perpetual catastrophe.