Titus Andronicus (band)

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Titus Andronicus
Performing in 2008
Performing in 2008
Background information
OriginGlen Rock, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Years active2005–present
Labels
  • Troubleman Unlimited
Members
Past members
Websitewww.titusandronicus.net

Titus Andronicus is an American

Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus, and has cited musical and stylistic influences such as Neutral Milk Hotel and Pulp.[3]

Career

Titus Andronicus's first album,

The Airing of Grievances, was released in April 2008 and was described as the sound of a "violent, overblown and irreverent" indie band in a positive review by Pitchfork.[4] The band went on extensive tours of North America and Europe to promote the album through 2009, including a "Bring On The Dudes Tour" with friends the So So Glos and tours opening for Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Lucero.[5]

In 2010 the band released their second album,

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Lollapalooza, and Roskilde Festival.[5] Titus Andronicus recorded a version of Nirvana's "Breed" for the tribute album Newermind
at this time as well.

Their third album, Local Business, was released in 2012. A more stripped down record, Local Business was recorded live in the studio with almost no overdubs, creating an album that was "plug-in-and-play" ready, helping the band sound as close as possible to the album when playing live.[9][10] It was listed at number 38 on Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2012,[11] reached number 105 on the Billboard Top 200 chart,[12] and gained positive reviews as well as a 7.0 from Pitchfork.[9] Touring for the album included an expansive headlining tour with opener Ceremony, a co-headlining trek of the United Kingdom with Fucked Up, and another tour with the So So Glos dubbed the "Bring Back The Dudes Tour."[5]

The band released their fourth album, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, on 2015 via Merge Records. Taking the form of a 93-minute, 29-song, five-act rock opera (including covers of Daniel Johnston and the Pogues),[13] Stickles described the record as a "complicated metaphor about manic depression, melding elements of philosophy, psychology, and science fiction through the plight of one troubled protagonist’s inner demons." The band also disclosed a film element to the album and thus far released a 15-minute music video covering Act Two.[14] The Most Lamentable Tragedy was released to positive reviews,[15] and the group announced a "TMLT Around the World Tour" covering the United States and Europe.

Their fifth LP, A Productive Cough, was released in 2018 via Merge Records.[16] It featured a "ballad oriented approach" not seen previously on Titus Andronicus albums, and was followed by a stripped down two piece tour featuring Stickles and keyboardist Alexander Molini.[17] Their sixth album, An Obelisk, was released in 2019 via Merge Records.

Titus Andronicus has performed live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon[18] and Last Call with Carson Daly[19] twice. Their song "Titus Andronicus" was used in an episode of the TV show Elementary entitled "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction".[20] "Titus Andronicus Forever" was featured in the TV show Bored to Death[21] and the film Premium Rush,[22] while "Dimed Out" was used to close out the first season of the Showtime show Billions.

Original keyboardist Matt Miller died in March 2021 at the age of 34.[23]

Their seventh studio album The Will to Live was released on September 30, 2022.[24]

Band members

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[25] 		US Top Albums
[26]
US Heat
[27]
US Rock
[28]
US Alt
[29]
 US Indie
[30]
US Taste
[31]
2008 The Airing of Grievances
  • Released: April 14, 2008
  • Labels:
    Troubleman Unlimited (original), XL
    (reissue)
 — — — — — — —
2010 The Monitor
  • Released: March 9, 2010
  • Labels: XL
 — — 7 — — 28 —
2012 Local Business
  • Released: October 22, 2012
  • Label: XL
 105 105 3 35 20 21 10
2015 The Most Lamentable Tragedy
  • Released: July 28, 2015
  • Label: Merge
 164 82 1 18 14 11 7
2018 A Productive Cough
  • Released: March 2, 2018
  • Label: Merge
 — 81 2 — — 13 25
2019 An Obelisk
  • Released: June 21, 2019[32]
  • Label: Merge
 — 73 6 — — 17 —
2022 The Will to Live
  • Released: September 30, 2022
  • Label: Merge
 — — — — — — —

Singles, EPs, and mixtapes

  • Titus Andronicus EP (2005, Self-Released)
  • "Titus Andronicus" b/w "Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, New Jersey" 7" (2007, Shake Appeal Recording Company)
  • "Albert Camus" b/w "Upon Viewing Brueghel's 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus'" 7" (2007, Troubleman Unlimited Records)
  • "Titus Andronicus" b/w "Every Time I See the Light Parts 1 & 2" 7" (2008, Merok Records)
  • "My Time Outside The Womb" b/w "To Old Friends & New" 7" (2009, Merok Records)
  • The Innocents Abroad – Live in London 23/02/09 vinyl-only LP (2009,
    Rough Trade Shop
    Exclusive)
  • "Four Score and Seven" 7" (2010, XL Recordings)
  • Split 7" w/Free Energy "Anxiety Block" b/w "I'm Going Down" (2010, XL Recordings/DFA)
  • Titus Andronicus LLC Mixtape Vol 1 (2012, Self-Released)
  • Split 7" w/Ceremony "In a Big City" b/w "Everything Burns" (2012, XL Recordings/Matador Records)
  • Record Store Day 12" "Still Life with Hot Deuce and Silver Platter" b/w "(I've Got A) Date Tonight," "The Dog" (2013, XL Recordings)
  • Seven 7"s Series #1 & #2: 7-Year Anniversary 2x7” (2014, Self-Released)
  • Seven 7"s Series #3: Split w/Wicked Kind "Stranded (On My Own)" b/w "Sport," "Piece of the Pie" (2014, Self-Released)
  • Seven 7"s Series #4: Split w/Lost Boy? "Fatal Flaw" b/w "Dairy Queen" (2015, Self-Released)
  • Titus Andronicus LLC Mixtape Vol 2: Sorry About the Delay (2015, Self-Released)
  • Seven 7"s Series #5: Split w/Diarrhea Planet "Upon Viewing Oregon's Landscape With the Flood of Detritus" b/w "Enter The Great Gate," "Babyhead" (2015, Self-Released)
  • Seven 7"s Series #6: Split w/Spider Bags "Dimed Out" b/w "Dishrag" (2015, Self-Released)
  • Seven 7"s Series #7: "Mr. E Mann [Remix]" b/w "Fired Up [Remix]" (2016, Self-Released)
  • Titus Andronicus Mixtape Volume III : A Reductive Scoff (2018, Self-Released)
  • Home Alone On Halloween 12" EP (2018, Merge Records)

References

  1. ^ "Sound Opinions Show". KWBU-FM. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Margaret Reges. "Titus Andronicus | B]iography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  3. ^ Lindsay, Cam. "Titus Andronicus: Interviews". Exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  4. ^ "Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  5. ^ a b c "Titus Andronicus Tour Dates and Concerts —". Last.fm. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  6. ^ "Reviews for The Monitor by Titus Andronicus". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  7. ^ "Heatseeking Albums: week of March 27, 2012". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  8. ^ "Best New Bands of 2010: Free Energy, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Five More | Music News". Rolling Stone. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  9. ^ a b Cohen, Ian. "Titus Andronicus Local Business". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  10. ^ "LOCAL BUSINESS: THE NEW TITUS ANDRONICUS LP". Titus Andronicus. XL Recordings. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  11. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2012: Titus Andronicus – Local Business". RollingStone.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  12. ^ Margaret Reges. "Titus Andronicus | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  13. ^ "Titus Andronicus Announce New Album The Most Lamentable Tragedy, Share "Dimed Out" Lyric Video | News". Pitchfork. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  14. Consequence of Sound
    . Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Reviews for The Most Lamentable Tragedy by Titus Andronicus". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  16. ^ "Titus Andronicus Announce New Album A Productive Cough, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  17. ^ Leas, Ryan (2 March 2018). "On A Productive Cough, Titus Andronicus Is Growing Up". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Watch: Titus Andronicus Crash "Fallon" | News". Pitchfork. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  19. ^ "Titus Andronicus – "In A Big City" + "Still Life with Hot Deuce and Silver Platter" 12/3 Last Call". The Audio Perv. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  20. ^ "The song in this scene is "Titus Andronicus" by a band of the same name". Elementary Writers Twitter account. Dec 11, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  21. ^ "14: The Case of the Grievous Clerical Error!". Hbo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  22. ^ "Titus Andronicus (II)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  23. ^ Helman, Peter (17 March 2021). "Titus Andronicus Keyboardist Matt "Money" Miller Dead At 34". Stereogum. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  24. ^ "We're back "The Will to Live" is the seventh studio album by @TitusAndronicus, available September 30th from @MergeRecords. The new single "(I'm) Screwed" is out now". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  25. ^ "Titus Andronicus Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  26. ^ "Titus Andronicus Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  27. ^ "Titus Andronicus Chart History: Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  28. ^ "Titus Andronicus Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  29. ^ "Titus Andronicus Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  30. ^ "Titus Andronicus Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  31. ^ "Titus Andronicus Chart History: Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  32. ^ Bloom, Madison (April 2, 2019). "Titus Andronicus Announce New Album An Obelisk, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

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