The War on Drugs performed their chiming new single \"Holding On\" Monday on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. <\/p>\n
Though the band recorded as a sextet for upcoming LP A Deeper Understanding, the line-up swelled to a nine-piece unit forColbert. Singer-guitarist Adam Granduciel was backed by three keyboardists, three guitarists, a bassist and drummer, forming a textured, grandiose wall of sound full of bell-like tones and slide-guitar fills. <\/p>\n
A Deeper Understanding, described in a statement as a \"band record,\" is out August 25th. The 10-track LP also features \"Thinking of a Place,\" the psychedelic, 11-minute track previously issued as a 12-inch vinyl single for Record Store Day. <\/p>\n
The War on Drugs will launch a major tour this fall. The band will kick of a North American leg on September 18th, followed by a European trek in November. <\/p>\n
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