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The War on Drugs - “Taking the Farm”

The War on Drugs is just the latest in my ongoing (and not-so-minor) obsession with new bands that owe more than a little to well-established artists (see previous bands here and here).

Released earlier this year on Secretly Canadian, The War on Drugs’ debut album Wagonwheel Blues recalls artists like Springsteen, Petty, and Dylan without feeling overtly derivative or hackneyed. “Taking the Farm” is the second track on the album, and when combined with the opener, “Arms Like Boulders”, makes for one of the strongest album openings in recent memory. Expect to see the War on Drugs on my short-list for great fall music from here on.