Quick Facts
Biography
Adam Granofsky (born February 15, 1979), better known under his stage name Adam Granduciel, is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the frontman and primary songwriter of the indie rock band The War on Drugs, with whom he has recorded four studio albums, and a former member of Kurt Vile's backing band The Violators.
Early life
Adam Granduciel was born in Dover, Massachusetts. He has some Jewish ancestry.
He attended the Roxbury Latin School of West Roxbury. A French-language pun by a teacher there inspired his stage name. He is a graduate of Dickinson College, where he studied painting and photography.
Personal life
Granduciel has been in a relationship with actress Krysten Ritter since August 2014. In February 2019, Ritter revealed that she and Granduciel were expecting their first child. Their son, Bruce Julian Knight Granofsky, was born on July 29, 2019.
Discography
The War on Drugs
Studio albums
- Wagonwheel Blues (2008)
- Slave Ambient (2011)
- Lost in the Dream (2014)
- A Deeper Understanding (2017)
EPs
- Barrel of Batteries (2007)
- Future Weather (2010)
Kurt Vile
Studio albums
- Constant Hitmaker (2008)
- God Is Saying This to You... (2009)
- Childish Prodigy (2009)
- Smoke Ring for My Halo (2011)
EPs
- The Hunchback EP (2009)
- Square Shells (2010)
- So Outta Reach (2011)
The Capitol Years
- Dance Away the Terror (2006)
As producer
- Water on Mars - Purling Hiss (2013)