A Day On Wikipedia

==History==
Band member Adam Granduciel moved from [[Oakland, California]] to Philadelphia in 2003, where he met Kurt Vile and began playing music with him.<ref>[http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/06/band-of-the-week-the-war-on-drugs.html Band of the Week: The War on Drugs]. ”[[Paste Magazine]]”, June 15, 2008.</ref> They began playing as The War on Drugs in 2005, and self-released a demo EP. While Vile and Granduciel formed the backbone of the band, they had a number of accompanists early in the group’s career, before finally settling on a lineup that added Charlie Hall as drummer/organist, Kyle Lloyd as drummer and Dave Hartley on bass.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hcfwxzr5ldke~T1 The War on Drugs] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> Both Granduciel and drummer Kyle Lloyd also played in [[The Capitol Years]], and Vile has several solo albums.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/breaking/2008/08/breaking-artist-the-war-on-dru.php Breaking: The War on Drugs]. ”[[Rolling Stone]]”, August 6, 2008.</ref> The group gave away its ”Barrel of Batteries” EP for free early in 2008.<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49389-war-on-drugs-sign-to-secretly-canadian-give-away-ep War on Drugs Sign to Secretly Canadian, Give Away EP]. ”[[Pitchfork Media]]”, March 20, 2008.</ref> Their debut LP for [[Secretly Canadian]], ”Wagonwheel Blues”, was released in 2008.<ref>[http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/the-war-on-drugs/wagonwheel-blues/19143/ Review of ”Wagonwheel Blues”]. Prefix Magazine, June 18, 2008.</ref>

Reviewers of the band’s music make note of its [[Americana]] overtones.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91730010 The War on Drugs: The Music of Rootlessness]. [[NPR]], June 20, 2008.</ref> The group’s sound has been described as influenced by [[Bob Dylan]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], and [[My Bloody Valentine]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/aug/20/new.band.373.the.war.on.drugs The War on Drugs]. ”[[The Guardian]]”, August 20, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3426964 Review of ”Wagonwheel Blues”]. [[Drowned in Sound]], February 6, 2008.</ref>

==Members==
*Adam Granduciel (vocals, guitar, harmonica, kayboards)
*Kurt Vile (guitar)
*Kyle Lloyd (drums)
*Charlie Hall (drums, organ)
*Dave Hartley (bass, guitars)

==Discography==
*”Demo EP” (self-released, 2005)
*”Barrel of Batteries” EP (self-released, 2007)
*”Wagonwheel Blues” ([[Secretly Canadian]], 2008)

==References==
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[[Category:American indie rock groups]]
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