The War On Drugs - "Come To The City"

After releasing the methamphetamine-dosed locomotive chug of "Baby Missiles," Philadelphia's War On Drugs have let loose "Come To The City," a slower-paced dance of snapping snares, warbly guitar lines, and humming waves of reverb, feedback, and organ. And is that a saxophone I hear in the intro? I hope so. The second taste off the forthcoming Slave Ambient LP finds Adam Granduciel walking down a darkened sidewalk in a thoughtful, stream-of-conscious, light-headed state: "I've been drinking up all the sweet tea / I've been rambling / I'm just drifting." While the lyrics lend an air of intimacy here, the production is absolutely grand. If this leak was meant to rev up anticipation for the album's August 16th release date, well, mission accomplished.

Nab the vinyl over at Secretly Canadian.

The War On Drugs - "Come To The City" (from Slave Ambient)
The War On Drugs - "Baby Missiles" (from Slave Ambient)

The War On Drugs - "Baby Missiles"

The War On Drugs have announced their second full-length, Slave Ambient. Recorded in pieces over the last four years in Asheville, North Carolina and at frontman Adam Granduciel's home studio in Philadelphia, the 12-track LP comes hot on the heels of the band's critically acclaimed 2010 EP, Future Weather. In fact, the first single off Slave Ambient is a slightly reworked version of Future Weather standout, "Baby Missiles"—a track that "chugs and propels forward with the speed of a locomotive on a serious dose of methamphetamine." (via)

Slave Ambient is out August 16th on Secretly Canadian. 

The War On Drugs - "Baby Missiles" (from Slave Ambient)