Morning Music Notes – The War on Mind Games

The War on Drugs are getting rave reviews for their new album Lost in the Dream. They’ve also been pulling out a semi-obscure John Lennon song at their live songs.

Courtesy of SoundCloud user acidjacknyc and nyctaper.com, we have a live recording of John Lennon’s 1973 song, Mind Games. This was played last week at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. If you like both acts, well, then you’re in luck. Give it a listen below.

Morning Music Notes

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