THE WAR ON DRUGS

I Don’t Live Here Anymore

A smart, self-aware and occasionally very anxious mythographer of the American heartland, Adam Granduciel further fine-tuned his big music on the fifth WOD album, ensuring there was subtlety and nuance underpinning the grandest gestures. Stadium-phase Simple Minds were a new influence among the familiar Dylan, Bruce, Petty and Neu! touchstones. But increasingly, Granduciel had the air of a peer rather than an acolyte. Standout track: Harmonia’s Dream