In case you haven’t heard– or smelled the odors coming from down the hall– the war on drugs hasn’t exactly been going so great. Untold sums of money have been spent and many lives have been lost or otherwise destroyed, all ostensibly in an effort to keep Funyuns from reaching their peak deliciousness.

But Secretly Canadian– steely, sober types, all– seem to think the War on Drugs they’ll be waging may actually stick. And, hell, if they’re wrong, at least you’ve got some new tunes for your late-night, uh, study sessions. The War on Drugs, the Philly-based five-piece fronted by songwriter Adam Granduciel and featuring man-about-town Kurt Vile in various capacities, have signed up with Secretly Canadian for their future endeavors.

The Indiana imprint will issue the band’s forthcoming LP debut in the middle of the year. For now, though, there’s the Barrel of Batteries EP, released by the band a bit ago but available free of charge– to lure you into the harder stuff, no doubt– right here.

The War on Drugs have but a pair of tour dates to their credit at the moment, both of which are in their native Philly.

Barrel of Batteries:

01 Set Yr Sights
02 Arms Like Boulders
03 Pushing Corn
04 Toxic City #26
05 Buenos Aires Beach
05 Sweet Thing Reprise

War on Drugs:

03-20 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber *
04-09 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar

* with Citay