“Under the Pressure” by The War On Drugs

"Under the Pressure" comes from Lost in the Dream, the War on Drugs' 2014 album, and it's Adam Granduciel's show from end to end: he wrote it, sings it, produced it, and plays the electric guitar, piano and synthesizer that pile up into its hazy, rolling wash, with a writing credit shared with Robbie Bennett. Charlie Hall's drums and Dave Hartley's bass keep up a steady highway motion underneath, Michael Johnson adds analog synth and Jon Natchez slips a baritone sax into the fog. Nicolas Vernhes and Jeff Zeigler mixed it into one long, shimmering drive, heartland rock seen through a rain-streaked windshield, the kind of song that feels like it could go on for miles and you'd let it.

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