Lost In The Dream

I liked under the pressure

shout out ethel cain for priming me to sit through an 8 min song. jokes aside i enjoyed this greatly

I was lost in a dream. Cuz this was boring and I fell asleep.

Really interesting sound but sometimes was slow in a boring way. Decent!

Pretty fun listen, honestly. It was a good album, enjoyed this. Probably 3.75 stars.

La verdad me parece un buen álbum alternativo, ya que es bastante fluido. Tiene un ritmo muy cálido que sirve para días específicos y las melodías recuerdan a diferentes grupos como the strokes, Coldplay, etc. Lo volveré a escuchar un domingo lluvioso

Totally pleasant. This is not meant as a diss.

Nice to listen to, but rather dull and uninspiring. I can see no reason why this album is on the list.

I enjoyed the vibe of this album. It is laid back and beautifully produced. I hadn't come across the band before but the music was accessible and provided a great soundtrack for a lazy afternoon

This is an album I should loooooove but I kinda only really like. Kurt Vile’s legacy continues via dreamy Springsteen Americana—it sounds pretty, tho. Honestly a 3.5 but it’s definitely not a 3, so 4 it is..

I found this record to be quite boring. It's soothing, sure, but there's just something about the production that makes it forgettable. Favourite Track(s): Suffering Least Favourite Track(s): The Haunting Idle

Another boring album. I don't get why this made the list.

I'm just not feeling this one. Nothing is great about this album. Might not be coming back to it, but I didn't hate every second. It really didn't do anything wrong, just didn't do anything.

ganz okay hintergrundmusik, nix weltbewegendes, bisschen dudelei… einen track hab ich gespeichert

Some day I’ll be alone in a dark room and throw this on while smoking a doobie and it’ll be 5 stars. But today it’s 4

I may have never read anything more pretentious and self-serving than the (self-posted) artist bio on these guys. This is like low rent Arcade Fire. The length of these songs is depressing. An Ocean In Between the Waves sounds like the listened to Rod Stewart's Young Turks and loved it and wanted to cover it but didn't want to seem lame by covering Rod Stewart. The songs are all too long. Another 80s Rod Stewart-y track. I bet these guys idolize Bruce Springsteen.

dreamy bops reminds me of 2010’s teenage years

Actually really enjoyed this

For some reason, I kept hearing the lead singer trying to sound like something between Springsteen and Dylan, and it put me off a bit but a mellow album in all that doesn't really change it up at all so it kinda floated by without much fanfare. I'll probably have another go sometime and give it a more careful ear but for now a 2...

Chill relaxed record

UNA FUCKING LOCURA

Boring.

Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and The Waterboys blended with indie rock and car advertisement music. It works well at times and gets a bit repetitive and overdrawn in others. It is still a nice listen. By the way, is it just me or the track Burning has the same keyboard riff as Rod Stewart's Young Turks?

It was ok. Nothing special

A few songs I really liked. Songs were so long. Honestly a good winter background album.

A little psychedelic U2-ish mixed with modern alt rock?

- Chill, easy listening, if a bit forgettable

I really don't get the fuss? Perfectly unobjectionable but only one or two memorable tracks. Plus the tone of language on their wiki is insufferable.

very chill very 2010s

Music for driving at night

Hopeful, energetic songs with long instrumentals that get you in the groove

Boring

Just good music to listen too.

Great Album, good music.

With the exception of Burning, which was solid, this whole album floated by me without evoking a single emotion. It exists. It feels generic as all hell. I genuinely couldn't tell you what actually would make this "guitar while being sad" album stand out from any of the others.

4/3 Really like this one. Very Bruce Springsteen & Bob Dylan-esque with 80s rock. Buying this one for sure

Rätt bra, väldigt chill när man är sugen

inoffensive sadboy songs / 5

Songs are too long. Leave that to Pink Floyd.

I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Its better than a 3 but not by to much.

There’s something about it. But not sure yet

forgottttt a this one!!!! so good actually

unexpected hit for me, liked the mix of instrumentals and the overall sound

I just knew The War On Drugs by name and had always assumed it would be sort of lo-fi singer/songwritery indie. Did absolutely not expect it to be straightforward rock. I am hearing some Petty and lots of Springsteen ... very pleasantly surprised!

Buen álbum

I appreciate the unique sound, but it's all a bit samey after a while, I can't really understand how these guys were SO big for a moment. Not bad, but just bland.

Good album but repetitive.

It was fine. Kind of boring. No standout songs to get excited about.

So boring.

Thanks to advances in modern science, we can now make Springsteen 80% more bland, boring, and unenjoyable.

Samey samey but 4 popcorns from the Lewis

Nice concept

Fine Fav: Red Eyes

coming of age movie soundtrack

I remember listening to this album when it came out as the band was on the lineup for Gov Ball which I was attending that summer and was blown away. Each time I listen to this record I try to listen in full as it is a great experience end to end.

Garbage

I totally understand why this band would have longevity; there's a handful of songs that show a real expansion of the Springsteen-by-way-of-indie revival of the 2010s that peaked with Arcade Fire. But my god is this a slog. Song after song of the same bullshit over and over. It's perfectly fine and not terrible but it's bland and boring as fuck.

Oh, dear. An hour-long indie rock album from 2014 with only 10 tracks sounds like an absolute borefest. Unfortunately, it was. The songs were mostly just background music with mediocre lyrics, and they often ran way too long. This album isn't good or bad, it's just nothing. There's nothing really noteworthy here, and this isn't worth the hour. An inessential album for sure.

Me gustó muchísimo, tiene como una sensación nostálgica pero divertida, similar a una película. La energía de la melodía y las letras lo hacen muy disfrutable. No es un 5 porque no me encantan las canciones tan largas y tan instrumentales, pero a parte de eso me pareció genial

They sound like Don Henley and Ryan Adams. This isn't an album anyone needs to hear.

Boring

thats great

3.5

Pretty bland, doesn’t stick out to me.

lmao he sounds like bob dylan. i don’t think i ever checked these guys out bc of the band name. they’re good though. for the most part i liked under the pressure. red eyes was fine. atm, this isn’t doing much for me and im not sure why bc on paper i should love this. i took a break before disappearing. that song was gorgeous. and i’m loving eyes to the wind so far, surprised this wasn’t the lead single. there was a great stretch from suffering to the haunting isle. i hope it sticks the landing. i liked this but i also found it very frustrating.

This is one of the worst albums I have had some 370 albums in. Bland. Boring. Lazy.

V nice

3.5/5

This album is a bit like a plodding dull Paul Simon out take.

I love this album more than is reasonable. I first heard it when i worked in restaurants and the bartender sometimes played it when it first came out. The sound was so immediate for me it’s one of the few occasions I went out of my way to find out who it was. Whatever it is this album is consistently “just so”. It does what I like when I want it to. The atmosphere and noisy bits are just right. The singer’s voice sublime. I just love it.

A celebration of mediocrity with some nice production here and there. I enjoyed moments of this album, but the band doesn’t have anything new to say musically or lyrically.

Ok

Exceptional album. Music and lyrics are both done really well. One of my favorites.

I like all of the parts but it just doesn't add up to as much as I want. Really between a 3 and a 4 for me.

Good but maybe not for me, getting old you know.

I actually like this kind of dreamy melancholic reverb sound that invokes feelings of nostalgia and something I can’t really describe. So why isn’t it really working here? Is it because all the tracks are drawn-out and should have been shorter? Or is it because the tracks are dull, there’s not much happening with that sound? I mean it just goes..and goes..with no development, no progress in it. The fact that I don’t like the vocal doesn’t help either. Examples of such kind of “nostalgic” sound that actually works for me would be Wild Nothing (and - to a certain extent as they a bit different sonically - Still Corners), but this one is just meh.

This was ok.

Someone is really into solo 80's Don Henley

Loved this album, all hits. No misses.

Pretty chill; I dig it. I had never heard of this artist before. I look forward to listening to this more in the future. Another gem

Excellent album!

Best album to drive to

This album was a hit from the first song. It introduced the overall somber vibe in a great way. It's emotional, beautiful and well composed. Its was nice to dive into front to back. 8/10, Favorite Song: Red Eyes

Had never heard of this band before and was completely blown away by this record. The performances are captivating and nuanced. The lyrics were meaningful and poignant. Loved the Americana/folk rock inspired influences. This makes me want to listen to more The War on Drugs. 5

Jeg har hørt en mye på både Under Pressure og Red Eyes. Synes det er fine låter i roadtrip sub-genren som jeg fortsetter å komme tilbake til. Men det er en grunn til at jeg aldri har hørt hele skiva før: den er forferdelig kjedelig.

Det verste med dette er at jeg også ser ut som noen som digger The War On Drugs

Jeg er overrasket over hvor mye jeg likte denne skiva. I starten blei jeg litt irritert over de langdrygte partiene hvor de bare chillern, men når jeg begynte å høre skiva på dens egne premisser løsnet det.

Nice background music, would go hard in a cafe

Every song does not need to be 7+ minutes long, guys. And yet, 3.5.

Very same-y, but if one likes that kind of sound, one will probably like that album. It works fine for me.

Boring.

vor 10 johr öppe am paleo gseh sehr geil. erste song suuuper mega 80er? sini stimm erinneret mi glaub an paul simon. aber richtig geil. red eyes chönt au en springsteen song sii. und de WOO isch geil. ich ha richtig freud this is good. suffering meega pink floyd type sax am schluss. an ocean between the waves fangt huere cool ah die gitarre sind getränkt in effekt und bass und schlagzüg sind furztroche. huuere langi songs. aso cool aber eaasy lang. Disappearing au nice aafang de 16tel delay uf de drums isch cool. eeewigs outro. aso ebe s tönt guet aber s isch scho lang. weiss nöd irgendwie au cool. s passiert immer öpis. wenni de sound nöd so wür fiire fändis doof. eyes to the wind cool! leslie rhodes? ich has nomel glost wellis so geil find fÜFI

han ich schomal war on drugs glost? ich weiss es nöd klangteppich moment! recht cool wie s klavier immer wieder uuftaucht wowwwwieee red eyes het au e super atmosphäre, megaaa uplifting WOW SUFFERING ISCH FUCKING SCHÖN hahah es isch fast komisch, musig z lose wommer au mega hett chönne drüber stolpere (und zwar nöd wills speziell bekannt/ikonisch isch, sondern eifach GUET) SCHNORREGIGE ABER IN A DREAMY WAY d songs aind scho lang aber ich find es passt so geut, wie de ganze atmosphäre chan platz bote werde insanoschön es isch au mega öppis, wo sich lohnt als album lose, aber au die einzelne lieder als solches funktioniert findi muss es mier na überlege...bin zwüscheme 4i undeme 5i I guess ich gib mal es 4i und falls ich ide nächste täg merk, dass es meh muess sii gits es 5i

Really good. Chill sound but very easy to enjoy and nice guitar piano and sax

Not as bad as I was expecting, but just kinda washed over me tbh.

I know the name but have never listened. This first track is perfect whilst waiting for my morning commute, the sun just starting to breach the darkness of the hills in the east. The vocals are somewhat... Dylan? Odd stresses and stretches. The first track lingers a little longer than I normally like, but again in this morning setting it fits. Like the song is giving me time to wake up and catch up. On to track two, this is a bit more upbeat and awake, much like myself. Dylan is still in there, now wrestling with Rick Ocasek. The overall sound now is young Springsteen but in 2014 and not 1974. I suspect this is the tone for the rest of the album. (PS it was, and very Tom Petty, still a good listen)

I’m a 35 year old dad who plays guitar, this should be my shit. The first track was great, but the album never really went anywhere from there. It felt pretty one dimensional and the sound scape elements didn’t really do it for me.

Not horrible, just kind of blah rock. They way overshot it with their spotify artist summary.

Menevää indierockia. Red Eyes biisi jopa todella hyvä.

I had never heard of this album or this band but I quite liked it. It was a little bit pretentious just like me, but very easy to listen to. Everybody seemed to think that it was boring, it didn't really bother me.

back ground music

Good to actually get a relatively recent album for once. Love the melody for the opener, Under the Pressure, definitely not a radio safe tune but it is awesome! I also enjoyed Red Eyes. Suffering is great too. Burning is my other favourite. In Reverse is great, too. I feel like War on Drugs took inspiration from MBV but stripped out all the egregious bullshit and just ended up with a beautiful record. It has a similar eerie, almost dissonant sound but actually sounds terrific where MBV are garbage.

kind of nondescript but very pleasant background music

Sepia toned, wide frame and analogue, music made with so much reverence for the past it feels like an act of homage. Vitally though it never feels like cheap mimicry, there is far too much skill and care in it's creation. Deservedly beloved, if a little too baggy by the end to be called a true classic.

This was a really nice listen. It had a kind of melancholy vibe that I really enjoyed

(Maybe 4.5 idk)

Oasis meets Dylan. It’s a little beige, and monotone, but there’s enough movement that it’s kinda nice and fun.

I really like this 👌🥰

Always liked their singles, but never heard this album past "An Ocean In Between The Waves", a song I wore out when I discovered it in summer of 2014. I could listen to the outro for that for a whole album straight, I swear This album's a bit of a funny one, it's always kind of teetering on the edge of being overlong in a lot of its songs - and the similarities to Springsteen run the risk of it all sounding a bit stale, not to mention the quite heavy use of drum machine - but there's something about the way the tracks end up locking into a groove that I'm happy to stay within that works so well for me. "Red Eyes" never fails to get me a bit hyped up with the "WOO!" and the lead guitar kicking in, kind of a basic trick but so so good imo Sam Fender's last album's sound owes a lot to this band (Adam from this band did produce it after all!)

Yeah this was fine, probably need to give it another listen. A bit of Sam fender vibes from it 3

This was so unremarkable I forgot I was listening to it... But at the same time not terrible enough that I couldn't ignore it.

Not my type of music, but was OK

Oh boy this is like Bob Dylan and Tom Petty as boring mall muzak.

For a band with ‘war’ and ‘drugs’ in their name, this was some of the most vanilla shit I’ve ever heard.

очень классный вайб, напоминающий эстетику наруто, прям аж плакать хочется

This is like if you blended up Arcade Fire with some Bob Dylan, a bit of Springsteen, and some other things I'm not placing. It's not bad by any stretch and nice to listen to. If you hadn't ever heard music before this would destroy your mind. Wouldn't put it on. Wouldn't complain if it was on.

Not that bad for 2014. First track made me roll my eyes but after that it was fine. Bruce Springsteen with a bit more modern sound. Mostly forgettable.

Very chill, would have to put this on night time driving playlist.

Good vibes

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

Just absolutely magnificent album.

Det e ikke dårlig, for all del, på ingen måte, men det får mæ stort sett til å tenke på en Bruce Springsteen uten det ekstra gnistet av flammer og intensitet, og det e jo ikke akkurat en sjanger æ føle et behov for å utforske i særlig grad, takke mæ til faktisk Springsteen.

Highlights: Under the Pressure, In Reverse I had low expectations going into this based on the description, the name and the album cover. It gave a pretentious vibe and it was a sign of things to come. Under the Pressure was an ok opener, but dragged on for too long. The instrumental ending of Suffering was nice (the riffs). As the record went on I was kinda unimpressed. It sounds like a product of its time and I don't particularly like that period of indie music. Very uninspired and meh. This white man still hasn't discovered any spice in his life. The influences are painfully obvious and it made it less enjoyable. It felt cheap. Won't be revisiting it, nor will any of the tracks remain in rotation.

Lyssnade halva, inte riktigt min grej

najs vibe

Good

Gillade albumet bar elgitarr och skönt sound

4 stjärnor

It wasn't unlistenable, but it was one of the most excrutiatingly boring albums I've ever heard. 2/5

Hvorfor?

egész jó volt

solid vibe

Ok

Love the chilled out vibe of this album.

A couple of decent singles on there but a very bland album

I liked it for sinking in and vibing. The long tracks have a way of puling you in and letting you get settled into a groove without thinking. There are times where he feels a little like Dylan over 80's, sure, but it's not unpleasant. My Rating: 4/5

This band sounds like a poor man's Dire Straits, imitation Bob Dylan, bad Pink Floyd sound-a-like, Bruce Springsteen substitute .... you name it. This album is dull, derivative and totally lacking in originality.

As I listened to the first track, I read the band’s Spotify bio. They describe themselves as “reconnecting rock’s manifold hyphenates with an ardor and ease” and “obviating the gaps between abstruse and the anthemic.” My first thought was: what a bunch of wankers. The music feels similar - wanky. It’s not awful, but it reminds me of the Eagles in that it oozes easy listening without much substance or variation. In the end, it all blended together into a bit of a snooze fest for me.

I loved this album back in the day, and it's been probably 8 years since the last time I revisited it. It is a great album, though I agree with the sharpest critics that every song sounds the same.

probablemente el album que mas me gustó hasta ahora. Lo guardé

Look, I love the sound, I love atmospheric space layered …whatever you want to call it. I just wish this one didn’t sound like the same 7 min jam for an entire album. Otherwise, it’d be up there!

Only listened halfway, decent, need to revisit for the rest

DNF

quite the nothingburger of sounds. wasn't offensive but didn't strike me with anything interesting Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: no 2.3

Standouts Under the Pressure An Ocean in Between the Waves Disappearing

Ok. 3.4

It’s like the lead singer was told he could do a really good Bob Dylan impersonation but everyone in the room was drunk when he did it, but then he latched on to that idea so much that he got a group of people who had heard music a few times to play in a band with him while he sings generic lines like “I can feel the with under my overalls” in a Bob Dylan voice, but now that everyone else is sober they don’t have the heart to tell him it isn’t that good of an impression, so instead they suggest that they call themselves “the war on drugs” and they all think that’s pretty cool cause one of them did cocaine once and so they keep playing music but the lead guy never drops the Bob Dylan voice for the rest of time. Music made for dads on a boat.

From the second I first saw the album cover, I knew this album was going to be great. Lost In The Dream is a beautiful album that I can't believe I've never heard of. Every song was incredible and I felt myself getting emotional a few times while listening. 4.9/5

Like if Dylan and Springsteen had a baby

Ein warmes, fließendes Werk voller Drive und Melancholie. Die Songs ziehen sich gelegentlich etwas, doch die Stimmung trägt beeindruckend weit.

Pretty cool pretty chill

Great band. Knew this album already. Really up there for me. First heard it round a campfire in Dorset camping with some good pals. Good tunes

All edges are rounded and everything is known. Nothing is new or unexpected. This is the first time but I have been here before. There is no pressure.

Idéal pour une sieste

Bra! Håller fortfarande. Burning och Red Eyes är bäst. Tycker mycket om detta album.

yt man pain on guitar,will listen

Perfect for the kind of album it is meant to be, but what kind of album is that? I feel like other reviews, positive and negative, have offered various descriptors that add up to “Dad Rock in space.” For me, a new dad who has most of the Dad Rock canon rolling around in his head at any given time and who always needs more time to spend just staring at the stars, it’s very much appreciated. So why not a 5? In a different rating system it might be a 8.5/10 or a B+ or A- or even “one of the best albums of the 2010s.” But ultimately I want a great record to help me do more than chill, and I have never quite found that side of this one. To me, that makes it a little less than my other go-to chill-out bands like My Morning Jacket or Beach House, who always mix up the vibe just enough to keep you awake. I’m open to the possibility that it’s there on this album too, but I’ve listened to it a lot since it came out and haven’t heard it yet.

I like 2010s indie generally but I wasn’t wowed

Eh

Felt very Americana with Eyes to the Wind being the beginning of it feeling like a Bruce Springsteen record. Occasionally the singer’s tone was reminiscent of Bob Dylan. Unlikely to relisten but wasn’t unenjoyable.

Very listenable, but it says a lot that I didn’t notice when it started playing other bands when the album finished. Background indie.

I fear this is right up my alley. Gotta have a little sad boi indie every now and again to cleanse the palate. No, this is not the most innovative or impressive album ever made. But damn, it's comforting. I especially appreciate how they take their time, letting the songs build and settle and fade. Big fan. Fave tracks: - Under The Pressure - Red Eyes - Suffering - An Ocean Between The Waves - Disappearing - Eyes To The Wind - Burning - In Reverse Edit: on a relisten, I now find them "taking their time" to be a lot less cool than I thought. Every song is about two minutes too long -- it's good sounding stuff, but when you run out of things to say, just cut the track man.

The answer to the question: "What if Don Henley wrote 'The Boys of Summer' 10 more times?" To be clear, I love "The Boys of Summer." And this album is not only listenable, but enjoyable. Nonetheless, I can't help but feel it's more Nostalgia-Bait than anything (even if pleasant). I saw the War on Drugs in concert a couple years ago, and they were alright, but I think this music works better in the earphones (or, say, while driving down a country road at sunset). It’s not a bad album, but it really should not be on this list when so many other, more consequential artists have been left off.

If Bruce Springsteen came out 30 years later he would have definitely been part of the emo movement.

"This is cool," I said to myself midway through the first song, "but I have a suspicion that the whole album might sound like this. If it does, I'm going to check out pretty quickly." And lo! The whole album did sound like that.

Glenn Frey called (from the great beyond); he wants his album back. Was going to give this a 2, but then I thought about the baritone sax on Red Eye and decided I should rethink this. I almost gave it a 4! But then "An Ocean In Between the Waves" came on, and I remembered how much I dislike Glenn Frey and wondered why a band would spend so much time trying to sound like him. Then I got sleepy. Then I decided to give this a solid 3. Middle of the pack band, middle of the pack sound, middle of the pack ranking.

People really loved this album when it came out and I didn't totally get it. I liked revisiting it and found more to like. His lyrics are generally solid and while it hews pretty closely to the dreamy dad rock vibe, there are enough tracks that take the tempo enough to provide a little caffeine - Red Eyes, An Ocean in Between the Waves, and Burning especially.

Why is this on the list? Boooooring

3/5 - I like the first two songs, and then I'm good. It's all competent stuff, but nothing I'd call great. Lacks a dynamic range for me.

7/10

Too slow paced and not enough stand out songs on here for me but the overall atmosphere and sound was good albeit not very memorable.

Fun, it was oddly familiar. A little bit 1975 a little bit Bob Dylan.

8/10

wow. really beautiful

Chill background music for playing minecraft but also wannabe bob dylan kinda

Hmm, I know I've heard songs by this band, but have no memory of what they sounded like. That's usually a bad sign, but we'll see. So this is normal rock music, competently done. It sounds a lot like what Dire Straits would have sounded like if they were interesting; there are lots of blurry instrumental bits and pleasant, indistinct vocals. The wiki says these guys were influenced by the Spacemen 3, which I'm not really hearing, but maybe that's where the nice blurriness comes from. I'm looking at 3 stars for this; it's not something I'm going to run out and look for a copy of since I don't really listen to normal rock music much anymore. But it didn't make me want to turn it off.

“Don’t hold back. I’m ready,” he said, as the priest unveiled his quivering member. “Did you do the enema like I asked?” He nodded, blushing and breaking eye contact.

Modern classic. Na volle re-listen toch 5 sterren gegeven die dit verdient.

Ken ik al lol

Ja godverdomme wat een plaat. De eerste keer dat ik ze zag was op DTRH 2015 toen vond ik er geen zak aan want er gebeurde NIKS op het podium. Nu hoor ik Red Eyes en krijg ik kippenvel door de herinnering aan DTRH 2022. De knaldrang, de euforie, de zon❤️ Geen objectieve waarneming, maar daar is deze lijst niet voor, toch?

Eeaaaasy wat een parel. 20 jarige bri weer blij

Sooo drab. Do people really enjoy this bland generic crap? There is no feling in this and it makes me feel nothing except bored.

Some bands have "a sound" and some bands have songs that all sound the same. This album rides that line perfectly. Something I almost never say: "I wish this album were longer." Its great to sit and focus on, it's great in the background.

Eh. Like lo-fi for background music but it's probably not anything I'm looking for by name.

Phenomenal

Under The Pressure - Loving the opening, very interesting, I really like the way the vocals are, I don't usually like this much instrumentation but I'm kind of loving this Red Eyes - Really nice voice Suffering - Wow this one just feels like lonliness does An Ocean In Between The Waves - Awesome guitar parts Disappearing - Genuinely incredible. I have nothing else to say. Possibly perfection Eyes to the Wind - So gorgeous The Haunting Idle - I don't usually like instrumental tracks but it's so perfectly ambient. It feels a respite, but not a happy one. The world sucks and I know that but we're going to take a break from it Burning - First one that I feel like was boppy. Maybe a single? Still good though Lost in the Dream - Idk it's just good In Reverse - I really love the instrumentals on this Genuinely amazing album. No flaws. I don't even usually like instrumentals or interludes but this does it so well and I think it really conveys the emotions that it means to.

okay background music, reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen. Their biggest song is okay but the CD is very similar style throughout and not really my vibe

Keech.

I am not at all hearing the Springsteen thing...hmmm, am I deaf. I've seen "The War on Drugs" at numerous summer fests and I can say they are always a highlight. If not for K. Vile, this would be my favorite K.Vile-sonic sound I'd be listening to at all hours and to the chagrin of my poor, suffering at all hours loud blast from my man-den wife. She loves War on Drugs as well, especially when we are at peace with drugs and high as the birds....

another mid-2000s indie album in the books

Not a bad album by any means but it’s just a little boring for my taste. I did find connection with Suffering and I enjoyed Burning. Will I ever listen to this album again? No

70% samey, 30% badly trying to be Bob Dylan. 5/10

Now that's some damn good soft rock music.

Oväntat men kul att det här albumet fick vara med! Riktigt stark start med under the pressure och red eyes. Det är nog en dos nostalgi som spelar in men jag tycker det är toppen.

Knappt lyssnat på the war on drugs och var därför taggad. De är som arcade fire för mig, ett sånt där band som bara flimrat förbi på way out west och som hypeats och hyllats av en samlad indiearmé. Några låtar är fina, men efter ett par lyssningar landar jag ändå i att mängden för tråkig Dylan-cosplay-rock är för hög. Jag fattar helt enkelt inte riktigt grejen. Sträcker mig till stark 2a.

Behöver det vara 1 timme långt när allt låter exakt likadant? Tur iaf att det låter iaf, som någon form av blandning mellan bossen och the Killers typ? Blir alltid sjukt laddad när jag sätter på The War on drugs men tröttnar oftast efter typ en halvtimme.

de här albumet är heligt för mig eftersom det var en viss man som introducerade det för mig sommaren 2014. varje gång jag lyssnar blir jag så rörd av Nostalgisk Lycka att jag börjar gråta. jag är där i höghuset i eriksberg, 21 år och blixtkär! det är så starkt!!

Mycket känslor kring denna så svårt att sätta betyg. Bra musik att bli nostalgisk till, kanske längta tillbaka eller bara minnas. 2014 – vilken tid!

Rock alternatif, shoegazing, inspiration Neil young & springsteen. Beaucoup de musique sont qu’instrumentales et ps spécialement mélodieuses mais assez tristes, autrement c’est plat, sans nuance. Encore une fois je suis déçue surtout que c’est recent. C’est peut etre ce que je retiendrai : decalage d’epoque

Great vibe, really felt it for several songs. Some akip tracks, but it was an enjoyable listen.

Really good, great background noise

Not at all unique, but the general kind of thing I default to.

Had a late 70s early 80s vibe. Good album to listen to while I study.

Nice blend of heartland rock and psychedelic sounds in the spirit of Neil Young. There isn’t much variation across the album, but its mood perfectly captures the feeling of spring (at least for me).

never heard of this album before and did not have high expectations. I was very pleasantly surprised!!! I really enjoyed it and would listen again.

Якось нудно і треки між собою занадто подібні. Проте Lost In The Dream і In reverse мені в принципі більш-менш сподобалися

Light Beer Rock

very okay, very alright album. 1st track did well with setting it up kinda, then the 2nd and 3rd tracks were the peakest for me <3 overall a very alright really alright album. very vibey but thats really everything the album offers. i wish there was more mawma

Pretty good, sounds like something that I would listen to when playing Minecraft at 2am but overall very pleasant 3.5/5

You know that part in The Lord of the Rings where Gandalf returns as Gandalf the White, and when pressed, reveals that he is Saruman as he should have been? “Indeed, I am Don Henley now," The War On Drugs said, "One might almost say, Don Henley as he should have been."

Compelling band but I got a whiff of Bruce Springsteen on it and didn’t like it.

Bon, ben c'était vraiment cool. Et dans une liste composée à au moins 25 % d'albums sortis dans les années 70, avoir quelque chose de plus moderne, ça fait bien plaisir. C'était assez long et je n'ai pas forcément bien écouté, mais je pense vraiment que c'est le genre d'album qui me plaira beaucoup si je prends le temps de me plonger sérieusement dedans. J'ai été tenté de mettre 3, mais je crois que je vais être joueur et mettre carrément un 4. Et je reviendrai dessus, ça ne fait guère de doute.

Before I even spin this: fuck off, you really think an album from 2014 belongs here already eh? Ok I'm 30 seconds in and it sounds like bog-standard 80s bubblegum. I don't need to hear this before I die, I've already heard shit just like it. Ohhhh no track 2 sounds like track 1, just double-time. Wow, we've got arena-rock cliches in the vocals and synths, complete with boot-thut drums and too much reverb. I know! Why don't we try to extend this shit out past 8 minutes with some open 5th swells on the synth? Nah, that's not enough, we'd better get the vocalist somewhere in the mix, but you can't really tell where because he's doing that hipster mumble thing and there's delay on his channel, and then both signals go to the reverb. Wow, I made it to track 3. It's been 15 minutes of the same thing, and finally it sounds different! This one slowed things down a bit and tightened up the mix, maybe it'll be a kinda intimate change. Wait, why is there still delay on buddy's vocals? Is it because we think delay on everything is cool, or we can't understand what he's singing anyway, or because our engineer is as crappy as the album itself and just forgot to do something different? Now the guitar solo is way too loud and not EQed properly, and the character of the song has been betrayed. Or has it? It IS called "Suffering", after all, which I'm also doing. Fuck this shit I'm out!

Like on song the rest was dull

Ni vrit ni mimo, srednja žalost, malo gore od toga još. 2/5, 3/10

Adore the band but this album is a little hit and miss in parts. Of course Under the Pressure is the standout track.

Me gusta las vibes medias ambient rock etereo pero que aun asi experimenta con sonidos que no suelen ser parte de este genero. Siento mas equilibrio y originalidad en los momentos mas minimalistas que cuando juega a un sonido tan cargado y amplio. Likes: Under The Pressure - Suffering - In Reverse

Спокійний, меланхолійний і сумний альбом. Добре підходить під читання таких самих сумних книжок

Yes every song sounds the same and like Springsteen or so many other artists mentioned in reviews here. But I like it...?

128/1001 First listen. I know the name but never heard a TWOD song before. There is a lot to compare these guys to, so not much new going on here. Odd choice for an album opener. It never wants to end. Seems better to close with it. Second song. Didn’t I just hear this? It’s a good listen but I feel like there are better versions out there of what they’re trying to do here. It’s got a good vibe though. I might check up on this again. 5/10

Fantastic background music. Honestly some really interesting guitar parts, but lacks the excitement or lyricism to really make this an album worth revisiting. Could be good ambient music in a film.

Americana-influenced 2010s indie rock. New to me but I think I kind of like it. The Springsteen influence is noticeable. I was initially kind of bothered by the presence of a 3-minute instrumental outro on the opening track (at the end of an album I wouldn't blink, but on track 1?), but after getting to know the overall vibe of the album I think it's fine.

Pretty not bad! 4/5

Very much a 2010's indie take on ambient while also being a Bob Dylan/Tom Petty worship band. I remember liking Slave Ambient from them, and I feel like I've heard this before and liked it. But that was over a decade ago at this point, and at this point in time, it's really not doing a ton for me. Really sleepy music, even when it's moving. Good album, but pretty meh for me.

Not smt I would relisten to but I understand why it’s a good album

Before listening to this album, I hadn't heard of the album, the band, or any of the songs on it. Wasn't sure what to expect. I really liked the vibe/sound of the album as a whole. It was very easy to listen to and there were several interesting musical choices that I loved. I also thought that a lot of the melodies and guitar/piano lines were really beautiful. Lots of fun little moments. Truthfully, I didn't really listen to the lyrics, I more just went with my experience listening overall for this one. Maybe I'll revisit in the future.

Fine, easy listening, nothing standout. A little too much washed out guitar interludes for my tastes.

A lot of lush layer guitar arrangements creating atmospheric composition. The songs are all a bit too long though.

Great!!

Nice sounds scape. Way too long though.

I got hooked in the 2nd half of Under the Pressure - the breakdown and the buildup are godly. The rest of the album were a mix between Bruce Springsteen and Boards of Canada. I liked very much the musical textures, giving this a 5 star for now because I believe this will grow on me.

A soaring, tender, beautifully engineered album

Their music just pulls you in. Worth your time!

A lot moodier than I was expecting, still pretty good indie.

Musically, it was pretty good. It's amongst the better indie rock I've heard, but not quite a 4.

This is a low 3 bordering on 2. I mean it's a perfectly acceptable indie-pop album, but it's kind of boring and does not rise to the level of something that "must be heard before you die". I'd put this on the list of 10 million albums you may hear once in your life and forget. So I guess I'm not mad at the album, I'm mad at the editors for wasting a slot with it.

Fantastic record. Loved the longer songs with the guitars walls of noise. I’ve heard this album grows which I am looking forward to. I did like this but it didn’t blow me away like some other albums have so far

i mean ok

I thought I knew this band but I think I have may have confused them with another band. Yeah I don't know, this album is boring and sounds like some weird 80's soft rock. Couldn't finish.

While not being surprising this is a solid album, well made and with a point of view. I fear the score is a bit harsh, but the sound of it while odd for 2014, is very reminiscent of earlier music, and also not that different track to track. I think the idea was to make long songs, but it is a bit much here, making the whole thing sounding repetitive, and a little hard to digest hence why it's only a 3. But to me this is good, even though if I could pick myself I'll probably swap it for the second album

Definitely and indie vibe… Probably a good album for study sessions

I admit the drums are pretty dull, but how good is literally everything else? One of the best bands of its time.

Hatte ich vor langer Zeit mal gehört und hat mir nichts gegeben. Jetzt fand ich es super, Neuentdeckung!

Really chill. Good Sunday morning album. Like Silversun Pickups without the weird lead singer. I definitely pick up on the Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen influences.

Blijft een fijn album

Ik geef toe dat het niet mijn meest aandachtige listen was maar dat is niet helemaal zonder reden. The War On Drugs is altijd een beetje achtergrond muziek geweest voor tijdens een biertje op een festival. Ik ga niet claimen dat dit op een manier slechte muziek is, maar het heeft me in genoeg pogingen echt nooit weten te grijpen. Ik vind het toch vaak wat saai uit de bocht komen

Af en toe herken ik wel wat coole influences - beetje Bruce Springsteen hier, beetje Bob Dylan daar. Maar het is me net te saai. Heerlijk om op een festival op de achtergrond te horen terwijl je op een kleedje in de schaduw wegkwijnt van de 34°C, maar verder niet zo. 2,5 sterren

18-jarige ik was destijds helemaal overdonderd door de hypnotiserende riffjes en dromerige minutenlange outtro's op deze plaat. Lost In The Dream is vervolgens nooit lang weggeweest over de jaren heen. Af en toe gooi ik Under The Pressure gewoon weer eens aan en voor ik het weet kickt de grootse en toch persoonlijk en ingetogen hook van In Reverse alweer in. Echt een schitterend album.

Gillar Red Eyes mycket! Resten tyvärr trist

Gillar hur individuella låtar låter, men det blir lite smått tradigt som ett helt album.

Påminder mig om Low Roar så det blir en 4:a

Lite sömnigt va.

Beautifully crafted soundscapes and Dylan-esque vocal delivery (and occasionally quality of performance) for modern times. A few people have mentioned the drums when scanning a few reviews, and I agree there is very little differentiation in patterns, which feels a shame but by all means is likely very intentional. Overall a great listening experience.

I could see how this could be transformative and a necessary album if this was made in the 80's or 90's. But 2014?? This must just be the authors bias of the music tastes he likes. I swear, if we don't get one Taylor Swift album, I'm rioting.

Love this album. It’s just an amazing ride through a chill guitar dad rock. Full 5/5

Really enjoyed this. 8/10 Most Excellent

I found this really difficult to get behind as they clearly have alot of talent but just come across as a mash-up tribute band. The first 2 tracks are very good though and elevate my score from a 2.

This is mostly just fine throughout - the song length doesn't bother me until there's a mediocre song and then it is very grating. The first two tracks are honestly fantastic and maybe set the bar too high if anything

Good band good music

It was okay. A bit boring

This was really good! Very long, but very good. I don't think it's something I'd return to, but it was an amazing theatrical experience. Just a taaaad bit too long. 7/10

Ok Sunday morning vibes

Totally listenable. But totally unmemorable. I listened to this twice and I can't actually tell you anything about it. But I wasn't praying for it to end, so it can't be that bad

It was kinda chill. A lot of mumbly words. I liked it but didn't understand all of it. I'll listen again. It gives a certain depressing vibe.

I quite like what they're trying to do, but the drums are awful and the overall feel is a bit light.

Cool album, but have some boring moments

I liked this. Hadn't heard it before, but will definitely listen again.

Af en toe een beetje saai, maar er zaten ook echt super mooie nummers tussen

The War on Drugs are a band whose dreamy music I can easily enjoy. And for me, they're also representative of the circular or non-linear nature of time. Let's unpack that through this record. Lost In The Dream is a well-crafted album demonstrating how good this band is while showing how connected it is to a rock 'n' roll timeline — I hear Dire Straits, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and even a little Bob Dylan, as well as bits of Slowdive and other resonances. The War on Drugs integrates it all in a compelling way. Even with what I call a "prove it opener," a long track testing the listener's commitment to the album (something I respect from a confident artist). You could believe time is an arrow...like light is a wave, and yet the more I listen to this album the more I'm reminded of the cyclical way music lovers grow up with a few bands they attach to and champion — and how new bands start and new fans attach to them as they rise. And I don't hear all that rock history as a straight line passing through Lost In The Dream but rather as ripples through a music expressive of their contemporaries as well. The War on Drugs and this record are excellent — four stars for me, but easily a five star album for others...Maybe they are one of "your" bands, but I don't think they're one of mine, and that's okay. We're just on different waves, attached to different particles and when I listen I can appreciate all of that complexity of reference and experience without reducing them to a list of comparisons.

I may have listened to this in the past, but I honestly can't remember. It's perfectly competent, if not particularly memorable soft indie rock. I didn't hate it and if it came up in a queue I wouldn't skip it, but I don't think I'd seek any of this out again.

Very heavy nostalgia trip on this one, this album was huge amonst my group of friends and we all tried to TWOD almost obsessively at each and every possibility. The album dragged a bit more than i remembered, i guess the two big hits are right at the start so the momentum feels a bit lacking after?? Maybe im only here for the glory i dunno, i really enjoyed living 10 years ago again for a bit. 3.6/5.0 Best Song: Under The Pressure

Pure nostalgia, the album sounds like summer. The big tracks on this album are so massive, but the rest are a bit boring.

This was good. I expected more bland indie-rock, but this was mature and sophisticated compared to some of the crud this list has thrown my way so far. I definitely heard a Dylan influence, but overall I enjoyed this.

Lost in the Dream by The War on Drugs is long, intense, dark and, at times, a little dull. There’s no denying the atmosphere they create, but the problem is how rarely they stray from it. The band clearly has a formula, and across this album they stick to it almost rigidly. The same chord progressions, production style and overall mood repeat themselves, which means the record never really evolves or goes anywhere. What starts as immersive gradually becomes monotonous, and the running time only amplifies that feeling. That said, the album does finish strongly. When they tighten things up and add a sense of momentum, it finally clicks, reminding you why this band is so highly regarded. Favourite tracks: Burning and Lost in the Dream, the closing stretch is easily the album’s best part. Least favourite tracks: An Ocean in Between the Waves drags on and offers very little to justify its length. Album artwork: Moody and understated, much like the music.

Great album for background - musically very soothing

Wow. I really like this album. I’ve heard of this band for years and thought I’d heard their actual music but I was wrong. It’s funny and interesting that I didn’t like the Clash album because it was too repetitive, but one thing I noticed about this album is that there seems to be a lot of Clash influence. From stat to finish, every song is so easy to listen to and I’m sure it gets more enjoyable the more you listen/more familiar you are with the songs and lyrics.

Actually grew on me as I listened. They manage to capture that prairie rust belt sound 4/5

New to me and thoroughly enjoyed. He obviously grew up listening to Lindsey Buckingham and Bruce...pretty good influences if you ask me!

“The War on Drugs are this century’s great rock ’n’ roll synthesists, obviating the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the abstruse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present. The War on Drugs have never done that so well as they do with I Don’t Live Here Anymore, their fifth studio album and their most compulsive and bold set of songs to date.” -posted by the band I mean…I’m my own biggest fan, too, but Jesus, this is a lot of hot air. First song was pretty good, but it was meh from there. Jackson Browne might have made this record.

Impressive variety of sounds- they definitely want to sound like a Springsteen/dylan combo. No bangers but a fine listen. Sounds like something Julia would like. I get the feeling they’d let just about anyone play harmonica in this group.

Lush. Sounds like my college beau.

This ruled

I’d prefer to give this a 3.5 because better than Stevie, but not quite a 4. Red Eyes is a great one. Some of the others, not enough happens.

This album was blah.

not for me, a lot songs just extending run time for no reason

Kind of suprised to find this here ...i think its okay...An Ocean Between the Waves has a vibe..but that's about it. I hear the album and I think groups like Beach House does this so much better.

how many albums in and i finally get a nice surprise?

A really fun album with a great sound. I love the long dreamy songs with sounds that harken back to singer songwriters of the late 80s and early 90s. Good times.

oh well. not a big fan of their dense sound, miss the great tunes.

This album was boring. I couldn’t finish it. I had some friends try to listen and somehow I got through more of it. It felt like AI music. Kinda surprised it made it to this list.

It's interesting that The War on Drugs was right after Deerhunter. Both albums were really good and both had at least one part in every song that made me go "oh yeah, I like that" but neither had a banger or hit that really grabbed me. I did add one song from this band to my playlist but I imagine, just like Built to Spill, it will be the only one and the War on Drugs will continue to be a "background" band for me.

This album is so lush!!

In my playlist

Very enjoyable listen, at points got close to a 5 for me. It's like if the Killers made a Bob Dylan album. Powerful emotions, I love the long shifting songs.

This album was really fun! It reminded me of turnover, which has a vibe I really enjoy. A great listening experience.

a win for depressed kids everywher

I really loved this album. It felt calming throughout, and I found it genuinely beautiful in the way it made me feel while listening. Overall, a standout experience for me, and easily a 4/5.

Favorite track(s): please there was more music coming out in the 2010s that wasn't trying to salvage rock please we can't keep doing this

It was such a chill album and I enjoyed it thoroughly 5/5

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