After Lost in the Dream, Adam Granduciel spent three years in studios in New York and Los Angeles, writing and rewriting until the songs earned their length. A Deeper Understanding is the widest the War on Drugs have ever sounded: heartland rock guitar pushed through synths and reverb until it plays like night driving. Granduciel produced it, Shawn Everett mixed it, and the full Philadelphia sextet is all over it, Dave Hartley on bass, Robbie Bennett on keys, Charlie Hall on drums. Ten songs across two LPs, from the opener Up All Night to the eleven minute Thinking of a Place. 2017 on Atlantic.