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.

His father Mark Granofsky is a first-generation American who was born to Russian-Jewish immigrants.

A French-language pun by a teacher there (Ken Conn) inspired his stage name; "du ciel" means "of the sky" in French.

[5] In 2025, Granduciel produced and performed on the English singer-songwriter Sam Fender's forthcoming 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.

"[6] Granduciel produced the forthcoming sixth solo studio album by The Hold Steady's Craig Finn, Always Been, scheduled for release on April 4, 2025.