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On Its New Album, The War On Drugs Searches For 'A Deeper Understanding'

Lead singer Adam Granduciel grappled with anxiety and insecurity while making the band's last album, but this new record is marked by Granduciel's stronger sense of himself as a person and musician.
The War On Drugs's new album, <em>A Deeper Understanding</em>, reflects lead singer Adam Granduciel's stronger sense of self.

Even before Adam Granduciel was a touring rock musician with his band The War On Drugs, he had already seen a good chunk of the country — thanks to the time he and a friend, on a whim, traveled from California to Pennsylvania by train.

"It'd be like nothing for miles, and then

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