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Lost in the Dream
Rock · 2014 · 10 tracks · 1h 0m

Lost in the Dream

The War on Drugs

A sprawling masterpiece of motorik rhythms and shimmering guitar textures. It captures the lonely, expansive feeling of an American highway at midnight.

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It's like Bruce Springsteen got lost in a dream about a 1980s German highway.

A sprawling, widescreen exploration of isolation and the search for connection through the haze of depression.

Lost in the Dream · vs · The War on Drugs
Melancholic+1.9σ

Melancholic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
Under the Pressure
8:51
02
Red Eyes
4:58
03
Suffering
6:02
04
An Ocean in Between the Waves
7:11
05
Disappearing
6:51
06
Eyes to the Wind
5:55
07
The Haunting Idle
3:07
08
Burning
5:48
09
Lost in the Dream
4:09
10
In Reverse
7:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive drum fill that finally breaks the tension four minutes into Under the Pressure.
The propulsive, Springsteen-esque 'woo!' that punctuates the driving rhythm of Red Eyes.
The way the guitars dissolve into a shimmering, ambient haze during the final minutes of In Reverse.
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