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Barrel of Batteries
EP by The War on Drugs
Released	March 4, 2008
Genre	Indie rock, pop
Length	14:50
Language	English
Label	Secretly Canadian
The War on Drugs chronology
Barrel of Batteries (2008) Wagonwheel Blues (2008)

Barrel of Batteries is the first EP released by American indie rock band The War on Drugs, released on March 4, 2008 on Secretly Canadian. The release featured five demos that the band was particularly drawn to. Upon its release, the band gave downloads of the EP away for free for a limited time.

The EP was recorded on lead singer Adam Granduciel's digital 8-track. His vocals have been described as "a modern Bruce Springsteen that had inherited Bob Dylan's vocal cadences as guitarist Kurt Vile sprinkled twinkling guitar around the edge."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adam Granduciel.

References

1. "The War on Drugs - Barrel of Batteries :: Secretly Canadian". Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
2. "DCist Interview: The War on Drugs: DCist". dcist.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

• 2008 debut EPs
• The War on Drugs (band) albums