The War On Drugs & The Art of Musical Deception

In this month's case study, I dive into a song by one of my favorite bands: "An Ocean In Between the Waves" by the War on Drugs, off their album Lost in the Dream. On a surface level, it's a great tune, but is there more hiding in the depths? Watch and find out!

Do you agree? Disagree? Wish I put in more ocean puns? Have a suggestion for what I should cover? Let me know in the comments!

Some Sources on Deceptive Resolutions:
- https://www.lsu.edu/faculty/jperry/virtual_textbook/cadences_v_deceptive.htm
- http://learnmusictheory.net/PDFs/pdffiles/01-05-03-HarmonicProgression.pdf
- http://www.simplifyingtheory.com/perfect-imperfect-plagal-deceptive-half-cadence/
- http://dictionary.onmusic.org/terms/1034-deceptive_cadence

Link to the Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23GdGEzZPvE
Support the Band!: https://store.thewarondrugs.net/
Genius Lyrics: https://genius.com/The-war-on-drugs-an-ocean-in-between-the-waves-lyrics

Grantland Interview: http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-war-on-drugs-gets-ready-to-play-the-big-rooms/

Songs Used:
- "An Ocean In Between the Waves" by the War on Drugs
- "Under the Pressure" by TWOD
- "Lost in the Dream" by TWOD
- "The Haunting Isle" by TWOD
- The Price is Right Theme Song

Ocean stock footage from Videvo (www.videvo.net)

Leonard Bernstein footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxwWlQNGeKE

Видео The War On Drugs & The Art of Musical Deception канала Mic The Snare