It's a well-known phenomenon. Music that, until a few years ago, could not put a dent in a packet of butter suddenly becomes a hype. Reviewers, concert halls and of course fans ignite each other via the powerful internet. The War On Drugs is one such fad. What do you get when you combine alternative rock with the dream music of and put it all on the band as big as ? The sound of indie rock in
… 2011. Earlier that year, the -adept already received with a lot of drum roll by the music press. His old band The War On Drugs is now following him closely. The blogosphere - from the American Pitchfork via the English The Guardian to the Dutch 3voor12 - is extremely generous in assessing these Americans. Not because the group sounds so refreshing. Slave Ambient is nothing more than a contemporary copy of the work of and . But it is precisely the combination of old-fashioned songwriting with modern style elements that makes The War On Drugs an impressive phenomenon. A whim of the music press, but interesting nonetheless. (JE)more
