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Barrel of Batteries
Rock · 2008 · 6 tracks · 14m

Barrel of Batteries

The War on Drugs

A dusty, lo-fi blueprint of heartland rock. Shuffling rhythms and Dylan-esque vocals filtered through a hazy, bedroom-recorded psychedelic lens.

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It's like finding a lost Bob Dylan tape recorded in a 2008 Philly basement.

A restless, sun-drenched nostalgia that feels like driving toward a horizon you'll never reach.

Barrel of Batteries · vs · The War on Drugs
Lo Fi+2.4σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 14m
01
Set Yr Sights
0:50
02
Arms Like Boulders
5:25
03
Pushing Corn
4:04
04
Toxic City #26
0:19
05
Buenos Aires Beach
3:29
06
Sweet Thing (reprise)
0:44
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, driving momentum of the acoustic strumming that kicks off Arms Like Boulders.
The way the harmonica pierces through the lo-fi haze on Buenos Aires Beach, sounding both lonely and triumphant.
The brief, disorienting electronic chirp of Toxic City #26 that resets the listener's ear before the final tracks.
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