Various echoes of Bob Dylan and Dire Straits, and a band from Philly that I need to watch more closely. The War on Drugs was honored as "band of the year" at consequenceofsound.net, and it's worth reading.
... Theirs is professional, committed: six men (up from four) deriving from classic rock greats but building a hypnotic sound that’s all theirs. Whether it’s in the form of road-dogging or creation in the midst of less-than-ideal personal circumstances, that commitment is ultimately why The War on Drugs – Granduciel, David Hartley, Robbie Bennett, and Charlie Hall, plus new guitarist Anthony LaMarca and saxophonist Jon Natchez – are Consequence of Sound’s Band of the Year in 2014
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