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A Deeper Understanding

A Deeper Understanding is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band The War on Drugs. It was released on August 25, 2017 through Atlantic Records. The album was mixed by engineer Shawn Everett. The album won Best Rock Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

A Deeper Understanding

Robbie Bennett – Prophet 12 (tracks 1, 7), (2–4, 8, 10), celeste (3, 9), backing vocals (4), Hammond Organ (9), Rhodes (9), Baldwin Organ (10)

piano

– vocals (all tracks), LinnDrum (1), samplers (1), Yamaha CS-5 (1), piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–9), electric guitars (1, 3, 5, 8–10), Wurlitzer (1, 4, 5, 7, 10), Mellotron (1, 5), Hammond Organ (1, 6), E70 Organ (2), Nashville guitars (2), acoustic guitars (2–4, 6–10), lead electric guitars (2, 4, 6, 7), vibes (2, 5, 7), celeste (2, 7), Juno 106 (2, 7), synthesizers (3, 6), bass guitar (4), Korg Trident (4), harmonica (4, 6–10), percussion (4, 8), Arp Solina (4, 8, 9), Prophet 5 (4, 9, 10), PolyKorg (5), drums (6, 8), Vox Jaguar (7), Roland Juno-60 (7–9), organ (8), tape loops (8), Vox Organ (9)

Adam Granduciel

Charlie Hall – drums (1, 2, 7, 8), percussion (1, 2, 7, 10), backing vocals (4), electric guitar (4), vibes (8)

Dave Hartley – bass guitar (1–4, 6, 8), (3), acoustic guitar (4), backing vocals (4), fretless bass (5, 7, 10), Höfner bass (9)

glockenspiel

– electric guitar (2, 4, 8, 9), slide guitar (3), backing vocals (4), drums (5), acoustic guitar (7)

Anthony LaMarca

Jon Natchez – (1, 2, 8–10)

baritone saxophone

The War on Drugs


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