The War On Drugs have unveiled the video for ‘Brothers’ ahead of a seven date UK tour.

The War On Drugs have been crafting ramshackle, unhinged rock music for some time, but last year’s ‘Slave Ambient’ set seemed to really mark a breakthrough for the band.

Critically acclaimed, it had a smoky, fugged atmosphere that hinted at psychedelia. Stripped from the album, ‘Brothers’ is a deeply American sounding cut – like a torn and tattered version of Springsteen.

Film team Brewer have crafted a video for the clip, which has a cowboy theme. “We kept picturing it as the soundtrack to a dark western like Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid or Unforgiven. That is where the deranged TV cowboy character came from. We wanted the video to feel like the most exciting five minutes taken out of a longer movie.”

“The biggest challenge in the filming was how to make the old cowboy (played by David Weindel) seem threatening, and how to make the nurse (played by Tallie Medel) seem like she was dealing with the situation the way a normal person might really handle such a nightmare.”

The War on Drugs – Brothers from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

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The reason for this new video? Why a British tour, of course. The War On Drugs have outlined plans for a number of UK shows, opening in Liverpool on February 23rd.

Hitting Glasgow, Manchester and more, the tour hits London’s Electric Ballroom on February 28th. Tickets are on sale now.

The War On Drugs are set to play the following shows:

February
23 Liverpool The Kazimier
24 Dublin Whelan’s
26 Glasgow Stereo
27 Manchester Sound Control
28 London Electric Ballroom
29 Brighton Concorde 2