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Wagonwheel Blues
Rock · 2008 · 9 tracks · 43m

Wagonwheel Blues

The War on Drugs

A gritty, tape-saturated debut where Dylan-esque songwriting meets motorik rhythms and shoegaze haze. Restless, dusty, and unmistakably American.

June 17, 2008 · Secretly Canadian

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A restless, dusty search for meaning through layers of reverb and motorik rhythms.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 43m
01
Arms Like Boulders
5:20
02
Taking the Farm
4:00
03
Coast Reprise
3:15
04
Buenos Aires Beach
3:23
05
There Is No Urgency
6:19
06
A Needle in Your Eye #16
4:54
07
Reverse the Charges
3:20
08
Show Me the Coast
10:03
09
Barrel of Batteries
2:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, jarring entry of the distorted harmonica on track 1 that signals a messy, beautiful departure from standard folk rock.
The ten-minute sprawl of Show Me the Coast where the rhythm section locks into a hypnotic, krautrock-influenced groove.
The way the drum machine on Taking the Farm provides a cold, mechanical contrast to the warm, wandering guitar lines.
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How does Wagonwheel Blues sound next to the rest of The War on Drugs's catalogue?

Nasal+2.8σ

The vocals lean far further into nasal than the rest of the catalogue.

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