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The War On Drugs Hitting The Road

12:37 p.m. · July 27, 2011 · by Andrew Martin

The War on Drugs are gearing up to release their sophomore album, Slave Ambient, next month on vinyl, CD, and cassette. And before you scoff at the thought of a new album dropping on cassette, maybe you'll think differently once you learn that the B-side to the tape will feature six unreleased tracks from the band. They're all handled by War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel, who crafted six ambient pieces that isolate specific sounds heard on Slave Ambient. And two days after the album drops, the band will hit the road for a lengthy jaunt that runs through part of November. They'll be joined on tour by bands like Porcelain Raft, Caves, and Carter Tanton.

Slave Ambient drops Aug. 16. You can view the tour dates below and stream "Baby Missiles" here. Photo by Graham Tolbert.

08.18 Philadelphia, PA: Johnny Brenda's %
08.19 Brooklyn, NY: Cameo Gallery %&
08.20 New York, NY: Mercury Lounge &
08.21 Boston, MA: Brighton Music Hall %&
08.23 Montreal, QC: Casa del Popolo %&
08.24 Toronto, ON: Drake Hotel %&
08.25 Ann Arbor, MI: Blind Pig %
08.26 Chicago, IL: Schuba's %
08.27 Milwaukee, WI: Club Garibaldi %
08.28 Minneapolis, MN: 7th Street Entry %
08.30 St. Louis, MO: Billiken Club at St. Louis University %
08.31 Lexington, KY: Cosmic Charlie's %
09.01 Pittsburgh, PA: Club Café %
09.02 Washington, DC@ Red Palace %
09.08 Lisbon, PT: Terraza Hotel Regency
09.09 San Sebastian, SP: Club Victoria Eugenia
09.11 Amsterdam, NL: Paradiso
09.12 Tilburg, NL: Incubate Festival
09.13 London, UK: Lexington
09.14 Leeds, UK: Brudenell Social Club
09.15 Sheffield, UK: The Harley
09.16 Brighton, UK: Green Door Store
09.17 Brussels, BE: AB Club
09.19 Berlin, DE: NBI Club
09.20 Coppenhagen, DK: Loppen
09.21 Stockholm, Se: Lilla Hotelbaren
09.22 Malmo, SE: Debaser
09.23 Hamburg, DE: Reeperbahn Festival
09.24 Cologne, DE: King Georg
09.25 Venlo, NL: Perron 55
09.26 Paris, FR: Point FMR
10.11 Raleigh, NC: Kings Barcade @
10.12 Asheville, NC: Grey Eagle #@
10.13 Atlanta, GA: The EARL #@
10.14 Pensacola, FL: DeLuna Festival
10.17 Dallas, TX: Bryant Street Tavern #@
10.18 Austin, TX: Emo's #@
10.20 Tucson, AZ: Plush #@
10.21 San Diego, CA: Soda Bar #@
10.22 Los Angeles, CA: Satellite #@
10.23 San Francisco, CA: The Independent #@
10.25 Portland, OR: Bunk Bar #@
10.26 Seattle, WA: Tractor Tavern #@
10.27 Spokane, WA: A Club #@
10.28 Nampa, ID: Flying M #@
10.29 Salt Lake City, UT: Kilby Court-#@
10.30 Denver, CO: Hi Dive-#@
11.01 Lawrence, KS: Jackpot-#@
11.02 Columbia, MO: Mojo's-#@
11.03 Bloomington, IN @The Bishop-#@
11.04 Cincinnati, OH: Mayday Northside-#@
11.05 Cleveland, OH: Beachland Tavern-#@
11.06 Baltimore, MD: Talking Head-#@
 
% with Caveman
& with Porcelain Raft
# with Purling Hiss
@ with Carter Tanton