# Work Drugs > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Work_Drugs > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Work_Drugs.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Drugs > Source revision: 1285432403 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Work Drugs** is an American [synth pop](/source/Synth-pop) duo from [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), founded by Thomas Crystal and Benjamin Louisiana.[1] It currently consists of Crystal (vocals and guitar), alongside Louisiana (vocals and keys), Jonas Ohh (drums), Mr. Kansas City (bass), and Katie Nicks (vocals and percussion). It band has had LPs released via boutique label Bobby Cahn Records and toured on the festival circuit in the United States, including [SXSW](/source/SXSW) and [CMJ](/source/CMJ), as well as national support slots for the likes of [Two Door Cinema Club](/source/Two_Door_Cinema_Club), [Umphrey's McGee](/source/Umphrey's_McGee), [Maps and Atlases](/source/Maps_and_Atlases), [Battles](/source/Battles_(band)), [Peter, Bjorn & John](/source/Peter,_Bjorn_%26_John), [Sun Airway](/source/Sun_Airway), [Memoryhouse](/source/Memoryhouse), [Parts and Labor](/source/Parts_and_Labor), [J.Viewz](/source/J.Viewz), and more. ## History Work Drugs is a [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) based recording project started by Thomas Crystal and Benjamin Louisiana on the banks of the [Delaware River](/source/Delaware_River).[2] Self-described as a band that "makes music specifically for boating, sexting, dancing, yachting, and living" or "Philadelphia's premier Bat Mitzvah and Quinceanera party band", Work Drugs' name was given by their friend Eduardo S. as they were sailing the Baja of Mexico.[3][2] Band members Tom and Ben bonded together in sailing school over music, which is when they started composing songs for their first album. Their music has been compared with that of [Steely Dan](/source/Steely_Dan) by the *Guardian* website.[4] Their earliest efforts arrived sporadically in the form of singles ("Third Wave", "Dog Daze" and "Rad Racer"). On June 27, 2011 the duo released their first album *Summer Blood*, which consisted of their first few singles and three acoustic recordings. Later that year they released their sophomore album *Aurora Lies*. The album, released on November 7, 2011, was the band's first release to bring a collection of entirely previously unreleased tracks. On July 10, 2012, Work Drugs resurfaced with their third album, *Absolute Bearing*.[5] In August 2011, the song "Rad Racer" was featured in the [Urban Outfitters](/source/Urban_Outfitters) commercial for "Favorite Fall Jeans of 2011".[6] In his 2011 album, *Still Sound*, [Xxyyxx](/source/Xxyyxx) included a remixed version of "Rad Racer". Work Drugs have played live shows across [North America](/source/North_America) in cities such as [Boston](/source/Boston), [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [Chicago](/source/Chicago) and [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco). In April 2011, the group supported [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland)-based [indie rock](/source/Indie_rock) band [Two Door Cinema Club](/source/Two_Door_Cinema_Club) and Chicago indie rock band [Maps & Atlases](/source/Maps_%26_Atlases) on a tour of the [West Coast of the United States](/source/West_Coast_of_the_United_States).[7] In late 2011, Work Drugs supported [Peter, Bjorn & John](/source/Peter,_Bjorn_%26_John) and [Memoryhouse](/source/Memoryhouse) on their east coast tour through Philadelphia. In February 2012, Work Drugs supported [Umphrey's McGee](/source/Umphrey's_McGee) on their east coast run through [Boston](/source/Boston), [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) and [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore). ## Discography ### Studio albums Year Details 2011 Summer Blood Released: 27 June 2011 Label: Self-released 2011 Aurora Lies Released: 7 November 2011 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2011 Cayman Islands Sessions Released: 15 December 2011 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2012 Absolute Bearing Released: 10 July 2012 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2012 Delta Released: 5 December 2012 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2013 Mavericks Released: 18 June 2013 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2014 Insurgents[8] Released: 4 March 2014 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2014 Runaways Released: 7 October 2014 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2014 Cayman Islands Sessions,Vol.II Released: 2 décembre 2014 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2015 Louisa Released: 7 August 2015 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2016 Method Acting Released: 19 August 2016 2017 Flaunt The Imperfection Released: 11 August 2017 2018 Holding on to Forever Released: 17 September 2018 2019 Fantasy File Released: 30 August 2019 2020 ”A Matter of Degrees” Released: 18 September 2020 2021 ”Pride and Competition” Released: 22 October 2021 2022 ”Some You Leave Out” Released 18 November 2022 2023 ”Dreams Rules Desire” Released 22 September 2023 ### Extended plays Year Details 2013 Amore EP Released: 14 February 2013 Label: Bobby Cahn Records 2018 Mixed Drinks EP Released: 5 March 2018 2018 Infinity Eyes EP Released: 27 March 2018 2018 Pacific Heart EP Released: 27 April 2018 2018 After Midnight EP Released: 20 June 2018 2018 Sunset Mornings EP Released: 8 August 2018 ### Remixes - [Little Scream](/source/Little_Scream) – "The Heron and the Fox" (Work Drugs Remix) (2011 [Secretly Canadian](/source/Secretly_Canadian)) - [Bon Iver](/source/Bon_Iver) - "[Beth/Rest](/source/Beth/Rest)" (Work Drugs Remix) (2012 [Jagjaguwar](/source/Jagjaguwar)) ## Singles As a celebration of their first anniversary, Work Drugs released a collaborative single with Philly artist Dylan Sieh aka [Tours](http://soundcloud.com/worldtours) called *Dirty Dreams* on 7 December 2011. The track can be streamed [here](http://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/track/dirty-dreams). ## Track List: Summer Blood All tracks can be streamed from [here](http://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/album/summer-blood). ## Track List: Aurora Lies All tracks can be streamed from [here](http://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/album/aurora-lies). ## Track List: Cayman Islands Sessions All tracks can be streamed from [here](http://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/album/cayman-islands-sessions). ## Track List: Absolute Bearing All tracks can be streamed from [here](http://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/album/absolute-bearing). ## Track List: Delta All tracks can be streamed from [here](http://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/album/delta). ## Track List: Mavericks All tracks can be streamed from [here](http://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/album/mavericks). ## Track List: Insurgents All tracks can be streamed from [here](http://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/album/insurgents). ## Track List: Runaways All tracks can be streamed from [here](https://workdrugs.bandcamp.com/album/runaways). ## Music videos Year Title Director(s) "Pluto" Thomas Crystal "Swimmer Girl" Cai California "Rad Racer" Thomas Crystal ## References 1. Lester, Paul (14 November 2011). ["Guardian Band of the Day: Work Drugs"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/14/new-band-work-drugs). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 2012-07-16. 1. ["Work Drugs | Fashion Magazine | News. Fashion. Beauty. Music. | oystermag.com"](http://oystermag.com/work-drugs). *OYSTER*. Retrieved 2016-12-16. 1. G, David (2010-12-15). ["Talknarc: Interview with Philly's Work Drugs"](http://noisenarcs.com/2010/12/15/talknarc-interview-with-phillys-work-drugs/). *Noise Narcs: A Philadelphia-Based Music Blog*. Retrieved 2016-12-16. 1. Lester, Paul (14 November 2011). ["Work Drugs (No 1,148)"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/14/new-band-work-drugs). *The Guardian* 1. ["Work Drugs: Absolute Bearing"](http://inyourspeakers.com/content/review/166-work-drugs-absolute-bearing-07092012). *Inyourspeakers Media*. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2016-12-16. 1. Urban, Joe. ["Urban Outfitters' Favorite Fall Jeans of 2011"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxCUm8siiLY). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 1. Winnie, Cooper. ["Work Drugs"](http://winniecooper.net/2011/04/work-drugs/). Retrieved 2012-07-10. 1. ["New Work Drugs Album 2014"](http://www.indieshuffle.com/work-drugs-heaven-or-farewell/). Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 2014-05-03. ## External links - [Official Website](http://www.workdrugs.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Work Drugs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Drugs) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Drugs?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.