The War On Drugs - Strangest Thing [Official Audio] 

My parents are 65/70, the other day I introduced to the war on drugs. Last night I found them curled up on the couch together listening to this song. Good music is timeless and knows no bounds!!!

One of the best bands in the last 20 years, yes or no?

I found this song (and album) a few nights ago while on a mushroom trip laying down thinking about my life and the existential crisis I seem to be going through as I approach 40. All the ways I’ve been so selfish as a person and lacking as a husband. This entire album (especially In Chains & this song) made me see my life through different eyes and I wept. Not for myself but for my wife, for us… for the distance that has grown between us. I grew comfortable in that space and I hadn’t realized how lonely she must be. But it also gave me hope and the clarity to know the path forward to show love unconditionally and unselfishly. If I could take one song with me when I die it will be this one. This album is absolutely perfect. Thank you Adam. 🙏🏼

That Guitar solo could fill the Grand Canyon !

One of the most underrated and finest bands of all time. Adam Granduciel is an amazing songwriter.

My baby boy and I were driving through the mountains yesterday - this song came on and he nodded off in his car seat - I pulled over and just started crying as I looked at my most beautiful boy. This moment will forever be cemented in my heart… the strangest thing ❤❤❤

I'm so glad to have this community. I want to share this band with somebody but nobody in my life listens to the same type of music that I do so I'm alone in this experience. Much love to you all! Thank you for your excellent taste in music and for existing. 💕

I'm 57 years old and this is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan, and this would rank with some of my favorites from them. What an awesome sound....

I have never found another band where-- each time I listen to one of their songs-- I say to myself 'No, THIS one is the best I've heard!' I can CERTAINLY say that about this band. This is one of the more beautiful pieces of art ever created. The lyrics: 'But I ain't got everything I need If I'm just living in the space between The beauty and the pain'... Are hauntingly true. I can find myself, lose myself, then find myself all over again when I listen to The War on Drugs.

February 2024 in Montreal, Canada, I have been listening to that beautiful masterpiece all day long.. I feel sorry not to have known this gem earlier in my life. Beauty at its best

My hair stands up and I get goosebumps everywhere at 4:29 when the last guitar solo kicks off

One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

To everyone that loves this song: thank you! I love you all.

His modesty is gorgeous but does this man realize how amazing his music is? I cant get enough of this song.

Choosing a favourite song by The War On Drugs is like picking your favourite child.

I had the best little dog in the world for 17 years. We went through so many heart breaks and triumphs together. I was numb for days after I laid him to rest. It was the hardest decision I ever had to make. Then I heard this song for the first time while driving home from work. I had to pull over cause this song says everything I was feeling. Thank you, War on Drugs. Looks like this song means alot to many many people.

Love it at 3:34 when that electric guitar riff rips in, just sends chills.

I was already loving the song but when 2:41 hit I got choked up and teary eyed because I knew in that instant that this will be a song I hold dear for the rest of my life

This song makes me cry and sends electricity through my whole body in waves..

Once the vocals fade 3:34 minutes into the song and the guitars take over it is like The Heavens open up. I just want to put that last part of the song on a continuous loop and listen to it all day.

I just found this band.. What can you say when your world opens up, and suddenly feels a nicer place to be.. There are bands that touch my soul, yet somehow this band... fills the voids.. simply stunning..

And then all of a sudden that guitar pulls the skin of your bones...

hearing 2:40 for the first time was simply magical

This song made me wake up in the middle of the night after a fell asleep with my headset on, smiling and crying at the same time without any particular reason... I guess because it hits directly in the soul!

6 minutes and 41 seconds worth of goosebumps.

Best band of this decade.

I literally cried the 1st time I heard this song, it just pulls the emotions out of you.

This song fell from heaven. Give it back to God.

Best band on the planet.

68 and love, love, love this band. Adam is without a doubt a master guitarist, singer/songwriter and story teller. Saw them at the St Augustine Ampitheatre Oct 6 and all I can say is they are phenomenol. Adam dedicated this song to our son Tristan's memory. Thank you guys! Our son was smiling from heaven. Do yourself a favor and go see them live! David

I love when he sings “late at night I wanna see you”. So beautiful

I am utterly speechless. Transcendentally beautiful. Even after 10 000 listens.

OMG that guitar solo is sick

THAT GUITAR.... goosebumps

An absolute masterpiece.. I was looking for a floyd Dylan pearl jam band to aspire to in my mundane tasks of conformity in daily life.. and to aspire in my guitar/piano/harmonica musings.. so thank you WOD's 🎸😎

I feel like everyone needs to listen to this at least once. What an incredible song.

The words are so real, but they hurt me in the most beautiful way. This world needs this band forever.

Who has evoked so much emotion from a guitar since Gilmour? No flash or technical flare. All heart.

Waiting at the hospital to get general anesthesia and surgery in a few minutes. This is the last song I’ll hear. I think I made the right choice.

these guys are so underrated.

The War on Drugs have brought folk / alt / rock to a higher level. This new album definitely confirms them as one of the best folk / rock bands, along with Wilco, from the beginning of the 21st century

I could listen to this all day.

Beautiful, even to an old dude like me. Good music is truly timeless.

Holy hell, that whammy in the solo….it’s like he somehow figured out how to literally put the anger and heartache into that one moment….like I can picture him in the studio, and that thing just popping right off….and the producers like….yep.We got it lol. Goosebumps every time.

Adam really covers sweet sorrow better than any of his peers right now. Raw emotions but always that glimmer of hope. Beautiful music from a good soul. T.W.O.D are amazing!!!

Granduciel knows song structure man.....this chord works with that chord and this phrase compliments that melody.....that is talent, and we are lucky.

That guitar just hit me! Sent chills up my spine, Flew past my brain, blew open my mind. Far and wide. Far and wide.

These guys just don't make bad songs......it's like a fountain of brilliance---- spouts one zinger after another. Maybe the best rock band in the world at the present moment?

Simply the best song ever. They should be the group of the year .This is not the kind of music that we hear on regular radio stations but they should play this song everywhere. Thank s a lot TWOD. From a new forever fan.

The repeated melody, over different instruments and with them all together, during the coda is so incredibly uplifting.

These guys are so incredibly good. I’m 75 years young and man this music gives me so much joy.

I cant describe what this song makes me feel when the guitar really kicks in, its like im feeling a whole new emotion only perfection like this can bring..

"Strangest Thing" Sun rise in the East Howl at the day I've been hiding out so long I gotta find another way Late at night I wanna see you Well my eyes, they begin to fade Am I just living in the space between The beauty and the pain And the real thing Now the sky is painted In a wash of indigo I've been holding on too long In the howling of this cold I recognize every face But I ain't got everything I need If I'm just living in the space between The beauty and the pain It's the strangest thing Yeah, she runs surrounding me Surrounded by the hole Surrounded by no other I wanna run home Yeah, I can run slowly Don't run away again Yeah, I can run home Don't run away again I wanna run, I wanna run

Adam's getting a little bit more David Gilmour with every album. I'm loving it.

I have only just discovered this band. It was played in a cafe. Thank you Shazam. Hello everyone.

As my Dad was dying before my eyes, this was my song of comfort. Thank you TWOD.

My goodness, this album could be better than Lost in the Dream, and I didn't think that could be possible but with TWOD it is, I guess. One of the best bands nowadays and incredibly underrated!

This is strong song and accompanying video about how he couldn't find the entrance into that building. Maybe go around back Adam.

This band came into my life in my 40s, entering the maturity of a glass of wine and a good little book...

I heard this song on a friend's car while driving through the Andes Mountains. I'm amazed by the beauty of this music.

When I first heard this I confess I wasn't a huge fan. Now I've been listening to it for 9 solid months I think it's one of the greatest songs in the world ever. Sublime.

There is beauty in the pain of learning how to let go of people or things you love and setting yourself down and asking God to handle it from here. There is beauty in letting go of the pain.

The tone of his guitar for the solo parts is absolutely incendiary. I can't get enough of it. What he's playing isn't complicated, but his control of feedback and sustain grips me in a way I can't quite explain. Does any guitar player out there know how to recreate this sound?

I discovered this beautiful song a few days ago on Pandora. Reminiscing on my life with my beautiful cat who passed away two weeks ago. “It’s the strangest thing.” He sounds like Bob Dylan. Thank you for writing such beautiful lyrics and music. It brought all kinds of feelings. ❤🙏🏽💫

I'm in tears right now... thank you.. I needed this..

Why great music like this is so underrated? this kind of music can change the world!

Great comment! I am also 67 years old and I LOVE War on Drugs music. Great music has no age boundaries.

Im sitting here in floods of tears hearing this song while reading the comments. Such a magic piece of music ❤😭❤

Sitting on my porch in the rain. This is the perfect soundtrack.

I can't even describe the emotions I feel when listening to this track. I'm happy and sad at the same time. TWOD just gets better every time I listen to them. I think "A deeper understanding" is going to be another masterpiece.

4:29 min, nothing else matters, I had the opportunity to see their show last year in Mexico, I cried a lot with that guitar solo, if you dont feel that pain, that sorrow, you are not human, thanks a lot Adam, what a masterpiece you have gave us, thanks forever 🙏🏻❤️🎸

This band is such a hidden gem

I love everything about this band: the sound, the atmosphere it creates, the lyrics, his voice, the slow tempo.

Another sublime work of utter beauty from The War on Drugs...masterpiece.

There is not enough volume in the world for how loud I want the last 2 and a half minutes to be.

It's @2:40 that just makes my life so much better when I hear that guitar riff! 42 years old and music still makes me feel blessed at times!

Reminds me of a hot summer night, a beer and a old chair outside just asking yourself is it all worth it! with this song it certainly is

This is shaping up to be a classic album.

This song has helped me get through two rounds of covid and an unexpected breakup. Thank you.

I listened to this song like a 1000 times today -hits me right in the soul

tugs on the emotional senses,those notes especially 2:43 kick in! and that old building great great song and vid together. ill keep this for ever

Hug the ones you love and never let go

After I heard this song for the first time, I was MIND-FUCKING-BLOWN. There were tears streaming out of my eyes, I was hyperventilating, my spine was tingling like no tomorrow... I felt like I'd been reborn, like everything that had ever happened to me before then had just ceased to exist and my life had reset completely. It actually took me a while to get back to feeling normal again, but I didn't care at all. When a song does that to you, you have to treasure it until your very last breath.

I have to admit, I just discovered this band today during a radio interview with Adam Granduciel. He discussed his previous bouts with anxiety and panic attacks. He didn't know initially whether he could carry on or even if he was capable of writing and performing. I admire him. He was very honest and went on to perfect his craft and overcome his major obstacles. Great guy. Great sound. Great band. Love em.

I just adore this track

Absolutely unreal. I can't believe how good you guys are!

I'm an Aquarius that loves to reminisce. This song along with "pain" and several others speak to me ... keep the tunes rolling!

Dear God this is an incredible track. Is this what it was like to hear Pink Floyd for the first time in 1972 or 1975? A once in a couple of decades album.

I wish I could go back in time and listen to this song for the first time again!

I'm scared that one day the person I want to spend the rest of my life with won't like the war on drugs...

I've listened to this song on repeat for nearly 2 hours now. An hour ago I said to myself, "I really need to listen to the next song on this album" - I'm still here.

I thank the Lord for the person who broke his heart.

Thank You The War On Drugs.

Does this song make anyone else bawl like it does me?

Whenever I get a chance to see war on drugs live imma cry my heart out😫🍃🍁🍁☄💔

It is incredible what music can do in the hands of such talented people, I have been following The War on Drugs since 2016, I discovered them through a recommendation and from there I became a fan of them, this melody despite being several years old still It moves me a lot and calms me a lot, I suffer from anxiety and in my most difficult moments this band has accompanied me, I could say without a doubt that The War on Deugs has saved my life sometimes, for this and more I will always be grateful to carry a little piece with me from The War om Drugs.

Holy soul swoon. I have to thank you WOD/Adam for this song. I thought living was hard and dying would be easy. Turns out I was wrong... but THIS song helped me SEE a new piece of the process. Many many thanks, Mama C.

Real music. God this is like some insane 80s or 90s rock ballad. Absolutely Legendary. Vibes of Guns and Roses. I dont know why. This band is amazing. From another time.

Are you kidding me? I mean can this be any more perfect? How can heartbreak make something so beautiful. It’s beyond me

This entire recording is a stunning masterwork.