The Rolling Stones by Jeff Kravitz // The War On Drugs By John Patrick Gatta


Psych-rock outfit The War On Drugs have put a spin on The Rolling Stones’ unearthed track “Scarlet,” which was originally recorded in October of 1974.

“Scarlet” was released in June ahead of The Stones’ upcoming deluxe-edition release of Goats Head Soup, and it features work by legendary guitarist Jimmy Page as well as Blind Faith/Traffic bassist Rick Grech.

Explained The War On Drugs brain-trust Adam Granduciel via press release, “After messing with my Linn Drum for a bit, the song fell into this double time thing and I just went with it. I called my friend and bandmate, Dave Hartley, to fill out the bass on the new groove. Then I figured if I had Jimmy Page in the room I’d probably ask him to plug into my favorite rack flanger so that’s what I did. My friend Anthony LaMarca added some last minute percussion.”

The Rolling Stones will release the deluxe edition of Goats Head Soup on Sept. 4. For more information on the reissue of the 1973 LP, click here.

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