Adam Granduciel

Adam Granofsky, 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 five studio albums, and a former member of Kurt Vile's backing band the Violators.
In addition to his work with The War on Drugs and Kurt Vile & the Violators, Granduciel has made guest appearances on albums by The Killers, Beyoncé and Sharon Van Etten. As a record producer, he has produced albums for Sam Fender, Craig Finn and Purling Hiss.

Early life and education

Adam Granduciel was born in Dover, Massachusetts. His father Mark Granofsky is a first-generation American who was born to Russian-Jewish immigrants.
He attended the Roxbury Latin School where teacher Ken Conn made a French language pun which later inspired his stage name: replacing the "ofsky" in his surname with "du ciel", which means "of the sky" in French. He is a graduate of Dickinson College, where he studied painting and photography.

Career

Production work

Granduciel produced and performed on the English singer-songwriter Sam Fender's third studio album, People Watching, with The War on Drugs set to support Fender on his UK stadium shows at London Stadium and Newcastle's St James' Park. Regarding working with Fender, Granduciel noted: "I fell in love with him. He’s a savant. Sam and the boys came out in March for about five weeks. We worked on some stuff they’d already started, then we worked on some more stuff from the ground up. It was awesome. I’d never met Sam, but we’d communicated once or twice. I have this picture above the sink in my kitchen, that I took of the boys. Sam, Joe , Dean and Drew, just hanging out in my studio. They inspire each other. It’s like my band: everyone can just sit there for fifteen hours and just hang. You don’t have a wildcard, everyone’s easy and loose, and musical, and good-hearted. It was a blast working together."
Granduciel produced the forthcoming sixth solo studio album by The Hold Steady's Craig Finn, Always Been, scheduled for release on April 4, 2025. The album features Granduciel's The War on Drugs bandmates appearing throughout the album.

Personal life

Granduciel began a relationship with actress Krysten Ritter in 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. In 2021, the couple split.
Granduciel is an avid golfer.

Discography

The War on Drugs

Studio albums

Wagonwheel Blues
Slave Ambient
Lost in the Dream
A Deeper Understanding
I Don't Live Here Anymore

EPs

Barrel of Batteries
''Future Weather''
Kurt Vile