The War on Drugs shared a searing live rendition of Pain, from their upcoming album, Live Drugs, out November 20th via frontman Adam Granduciels own Super High Quality Records.

The live version of Pain which originally appeared on 2017s A Deeper Understanding exchanges some of the slick studio polish for a bit of immediacy, best captured in the crackling guitar solo and Granduciels clenched-fist vocals: Ive been pulling on a wire, but it just wont break, he sings, Ive been turning up the dial, but I hear no sound/I resist what I cannot change/And I wanna find what cant be found.

Rather than capturing a sole concert, Live Drugs features cuts pulled from over 40 hard drives of recorded War on Drugs shows from across the years. Per a press release, its sequenced to reflect a typical War on Drugs set, while also capturing the way the band has evolved over the years. Along with selections from the War on Drugs four studio albums, Live Drugs will feature a cover of Warren Zevons Accidentally Like a Martyr.

As a band leader, I always want to know where a song can go, Granduciel said in a statement. Even though weve recorded it, mastered it, put it out, and been touring on it, it doesnt mean that we just have to do it the same way forever It feels like its kind of a reset, to be able to put something out thats a really good interpretation of the way we interpret our music live. Even though this recording is from a year of tours, this is really how these six guys evolved as a band from 2014 to 2019.

The press release also noted that War on Drugs are at work on the follow-up to A Deeper Understanding. In August, the band remixed the Rolling Stones Scarlet for the bands Goats Head Soup reissue.

Live DrugsTracklist

1. An Ocean Between the Waves2. Pain3. Strangest Thing4. Red Eyes5. Thinking of a Place6. Buenos Aires Beach7. Accidentally Like a Martyr8. Eyes to the Wind9. Under the Pressure10. In Reverse

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War on Drugs Preview New Live Album With Gripping Rendition of Pain - Rolling Stone