Barrel of Batteries explained

Barrel of Batteries
Type:	EP
Artist:	The War on Drugs
Cover:	Barrel_of_Batteries.jpg
Released:	March 4, 2008
Genre:	Indie rock, pop
Length:	14:50
Language:	English
Label:	Secretly Canadian
Next Title:	Wagonwheel Blues
Next Year:	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.^[1] 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."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Set Yr Sights" – 0:49
2. "Arms Like Boulders" – 5:27
3. "Pushing Corn" – 4:03
4. "Toxic City #26" – 0:19
5. "Buenos Aires Beach" – 3:29
6. "Sweet Thing Reprise" – 0:43

Notes and References

1. Web site: The War on Drugs - Barrel of Batteries :: Secretly Canadian . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315184721/http://secretlycanadian.com/onesheet.php?cat=SC179 . 2015-03-15 . dead .
2. Web site: DCist Interview: The War on Drugs: DCist . dcist.com . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171106050722/http://dcist.com/2011/09/dcist_interview_the_war_on_drugs.php . 6 November 2017 . live.