There was a lot of Bob talk going on when the War on Drugs stopped by The Current studio between their two-night stand in the First Avenue mainroom. Frontman Adam Granduciel, whose fridge is plastered in Dylan magnets, was excited to be in Minneapolis, home of Sound 80, the studio where Bob Dylan recorded Blood on the Tracks (the second time around).

Being in Minnesota, it was fitting that Adam Granduciel and company — Charlie Hall, drums; Dave Hartley, bass; Robbie Bennett, piano; John Natchez, saxophone and Hammond M3; Anthony LaMarca, guitar — covered Bob Dylan's "Born in Time" in their opening night encore at First Avenue. And as the War on Drugs loaded their equipment into The Current's studio, the band decided to give "Tangled Up in Blue" a shot, one of the tracks Bob Dylan re-cut for Blood on the Tracks in the historic Minneapolis recording studio.

Listen to the full session to hear Adam Granduciel chat with Jill Riley of The Current's Morning Show about his past Minneapolis performance experiences at the 7th St. Entry and at the Cedar Cultural Center, what the Philadelphia music scene is like and about the significance of the War on Drugs' album title Lost in the Dream.

Songs Performed

"An Ocean in Between the Waves"
"Eyes to the Wind"
"Tangled Up in Blue" (Bob Dylan cover)

"Eyes to the Wind" and "An Ocean Between the Waves" are off the War on Drugs' latest record, Lost in the Dream, out now on Secretly Canadian.

Hosted by Jill Riley
Engineered by Mike DeMark
Produced by Jade
Web feature by Leah Garaas

Related

• First Listen: The War On Drugs, 'Lost In The Dream'
• Kurt Vile performs in The Current studio
• The War on Drugs - official site