Put on the Playlist: The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs is a Philly band on Secretly Canadian that really I think has a ton of promise. The first song I heard from them, Arms Like Boulders, immediately grabbed my attention.

The Yellow Stereo’s description of the Dylan-esque vocals I find very fitting along with their comparison to The Arcade Fire but their MySpace page describes them as “Pop / Ambient / Comedy.” I find the bands that I like the most I have the most trouble describing, but if I had to I’d say the Wilco/Modest Mouse/Arcade Fire with Dylanish vocals and a CCR influence would be pretty fitting. kinda.

But more importantly, they’re currently on tour and will be hitting up the Black Cat here in DC on May 18 - money. The Yellow Stereo also reports that their full album Wagonwheel Blues will be out in June, but in the mean time Secretly Canadian has the full Barrel of Batteries EP for download here. I highly recommend Arms Like Boulders and Taking the Farm - but hey, its a sweet free 6 song EP - so get it now.

Upcoming dates via MySpace below the fold:

May 14 2008 8:00P	Iron Horse	Northampton, Massachusetts
May 15 2008 8:00P	Middle East Downstairs	Boston, Massachusetts
May 16 2008 8:00P	Music Hall of Williamsburg	Brooklyn, New York
May 18 2008 8:00P	Black Cat	washington DC, Washington DC
May 21 2008 8:00P	Grog Shop w/ Blood on the Wall	Cleveland, Ohio
May 22 2008 8:00P	The Magic Stick w/ Blood on the Wall	Detroit, Michigan
May 23 2008 8:00P	Empty Bottle w/ Blood on the Wall	Chicago, Illinois
Jun 7 2008 8:00P	Johnny Brendas	philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 8 2008 8:00P	Paradiso - Amsterdam	Amsterdam
Aug 9 2008 8:00P	Zommerparkfeest - Netherlands	Venlo
Aug 15 2008 8:00P	Green Man Festival - UK	Glanusk