The War On Drugs have shared two previously unreleased songs, âOceans Of Darknessâ and âSlow Ghostâ â scroll down the page to listen to them now.
The tracks have been given an official release as part of a new deluxe edition of âI Donât Live Here Anymoreâ, which was originally released last year.
Both tracks were cut from the original tracklist, but now have arrived on streaming services for the first time. They are also available as part of a limited edition seven-inch and a cassette tape version of the album.
âOceans Of Darknessâ is a driving, bright song that finds frontman Adam Granduciel singing: âI was tired of waiting / Pulling along / Feeling misunderstood / When I throw it away / Into these oceans of darkness / Come pulling me back for good.â âSlow Ghostâ, meanwhile, takes a slower, softer form, Granduciel singing gently over melancholy guitar melodies. You can listen to both tracks below.
While both tracks have never been released to the public before, they have been performed live multiple times. Notably, the band performed a stripped-back version of âOceans of Darknessâ â then known by the title âOcean of Darknessâ â on a virtual performance for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
In a five-star review of âI Donât Live Here Anymoreâ, NME said: âSome lose sight of their heart and soul on the route to global stardom â others take it in their stride. Granduciel recently told NME that âmusic should be filled with wonderâ, and thereâs magic everywhere you look on this triumph of an album.â
The band released three singles from the album: âLiving Proofâ, the title track and âChangeâ. They promoted the title track by performing it on both The Ellen DeGeneres Show and their NPR Tiny Desk Concert, as well as having Granduciel discuss the song during an episode of the podcast Song Exploder.
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