- indie rock, rock
- 12 tracks
- Secretly Canadian
Slave Ambient is the second studio album by American indie rock band The War on Drugs, released on August 16, 2011, on Secretly Canadian. Recorded over three years, Slave Ambient is the final release to feature contributions from founding guitarist Kurt Vile and drummer Mike Zanghi, and the only album to feature drummer Steven Urgo.
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Character
Grave, character-led, spare and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 82/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Irish Times4/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME7/10
- The Observer3/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.3/10
- Spin7/10
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Best Night
- A2Brothers
- A3I Was There
- B1Your Love Is Calling My Name
- B2The Animator
- B3Come to the City
- C1Come for It
- C2It’s Your Destiny
- C3City Reprise #12
- D1Baby Missiles
- D2Original Slave
- D3Black Water Falls
About the album
- Artist
- The War on Drugs
- Label
- Secretly Canadian
- Released
- August 15, 2011
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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