The War on Drugs

Mixing the grand-scale guitar attack of Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine with a melodic sense and lyrical perspective that recall Bob Dylan roaring down Highway 61, Philadelphia's the War on Drugs have slowly grown from indie favorites to a hit with larger, more mainstream audiences. The group's moody but straightforward guitar rock echoes some of the most captivating elements of Tom Petty, Dire Straits, and several phases of Dylan's journey, placing them more and more in line as torchbearers of the American roots rock sound on albums like 2017's Grammy-winning A Deeper Und...