The War On Drugs have announced their first album in four years, I Don't Live Here Anymore, due October 29 via Atlantic (pre-order on blue vinyl). Bandleader Adam Granduciel co-produced it with frequent collaborator Shawn Everett, and they made it in such legendary studios as Electric Lady in New York and Sound City in Los Angeles. The album's first single is "Living Proof," and though The War On Drugs were known for building songs with studio overdubs in the past, this one came together at LA's Electro-Vox studio as a live band, with Granduciel joined by bassist Dave Hartley, multi-instrumentalist Anthony LaMarca, keyboardist Robbie Bennett, drummer Charlie Hall, and saxophonist Jon Natchez. It's a lovely song that finds the band exploring their warm, folky side, and it comes with a video by Emmett Malloyy shot on 16mm at the historic Panoramic Studio in Stinson Beach, California. Check it out below.
The band have also announced a 2022 North America/Europe tour, including some of the biggest venues they've ever played, including their Madison Square Garden debut on January 29. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (7/23) at 10 AM with a BrooklynVegan presale starting Thursday (7/22) at 10 AM. Check back here Thursday morning for the password. UPDATE: The password is BVBOWERY.