Barrel of Batteries is the first EP released by American indie rock band The War on Drugs, released on March 4, 2008 on Secretly Canadian. The release featured five demos that the band was particularly drawn to.[1] Upon its release, the band gave downloads of the EP away for free for a limited time.
| Barrel of Batteries | ||||
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| EP by The War on Drugs | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, pop | |||
| Length | 14:50 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
| The War on Drugs chronology | ||||
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The EP was recorded on lead singer Adam Granduciel's digital 8-track. His vocals have been described as "a modern Bruce Springsteen that had inherited Bob Dylan's vocal cadences as guitarist Kurt Vile sprinkled twinkling guitar around the edge."[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Adam Granduciel.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Set Yr Sights" | 0:49 |
| 2. | "Arms Like Boulders" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Pushing Corn" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Toxic City #26" | 0:19 |
| 5. | "Buenos Aires Beach" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Sweet Thing Reprise" | 0:43 |
References
edit- ^ "The War on Drugs - Barrel of Batteries :: Secretly Canadian". Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "DCist Interview: The War on Drugs: DCist". dcist.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2022.