{"title":"Titus Andronicus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitus Andronicus is a US indie rock\/punk rock band from Glen Rock, New Jersey. Founded in 2005, the band consists of Liam Betson on baritone guitar and vocals, Andrew Cedermark on guitar, keyboard, and vocals, Ian Graetzer on bass guitar, Chris Wilson on drums, Patrick Stickles on vocals, guitar, keyboard, and harmonica, and Dan Tews on guitar, keyboard, and vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith their unique blend of indie rock and punk rock influences, Titus Andronicus has gained a dedicated following since their formation. Hailing from Glen Rock in New Jersey [and formed in 2005], the band has been making waves with their energetic live performances and thought-provoking lyrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir lineup includes Liam Betson providing his distinct baritone guitar sound along with powerful vocals. Andrew Cedermark adds his skills on the guitar as well as keyboards while also contributing to the vocal harmonies. Ian Graetzer holds down the low end with his bass guitar skills while Chris Wilson keeps things tight with his drumming expertise. Frontman Patrick Stickles takes charge of lead vocals while also showcasing his talents on various instruments including the guitar and harmonica. Lastly but not leastly we have Dan Tews who brings additional depth to the band's sound through his contributions on both guitars and keyboards.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-will-to-live","title":"The Will to Live","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Will to Live\u003c\/em\u003e was produced by \u003cstrong\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/strong\u003e singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles and Canadian icon Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, The Whole Nine Yards) at the latter’s Hotel 2 Tango recording studio in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on maximalist rock epics from \u003cem\u003eWho’s Next\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eHysteria\u003c\/em\u003e, Bilerman and Stickles have crafted the richest, densest, and hardest-hitting sound for \u003cstrong\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/strong\u003e yet. The record matches the sprawl and scope of the band’s most celebrated work, while honing their ambitious attack to greater effect than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStickles credits a newfound domestic bliss and steadfast mental health regimen for his recent personal stability, as well as the endurance of the longest-running consistent lineup of \u003cstrong\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, \u003cem\u003eThe Will to Live\u003c\/em\u003e was created in large part as an attempt to process the untimely 2021 death of Matt “Money” Miller, the founding keyboardist of the band and Stickles’ closest cousin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/strong\u003e made their long-awaited return to the stage in 2021, it was to celebrate the anniversary of their landmark breakthrough \u003cem\u003eThe Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e. This experience left the band determined to deliver an album that would reach for those same lofty heights, relying this time less on the reckless fire of youth and more on the experience and perspective gained through a thousand shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom its adrenalizing opening instrumental “My Mother Is Going to Kill Me” to its wistful closing benediction “69 Stones,” \u003cem\u003eThe Will to Live\u003c\/em\u003e conjures a vast landscape and sends the listener on a rocket ride from peak to vertiginous peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album features contributions from members of the Hold Steady, Arcade Fire, and the E Street Band, as well as duets with various artists. 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The A-side to Stadium Rock revisits some of TMLT's most celebrated hits in a newly concise context, stripping away all studio wizardry until only the primal passion remains. The B-side offers fresh electric arrangements of the largely acoustic fifth act of TMLT's rock opera narrative, presenting a new perspective on the material Tiny Mix Tapes praised for \"emotional intensity... unrivaled anywhere in rock music,\" as well as debuting the previously unreleased TMLT outtake, \"69 Stones.\" Taken as a whole, Stadium Rockis a whirlwind journey through a moment in time never to be repeated, preserved for future generations starving for \"the real deal.\" The live LP will also be accompanied by a full-length concert film, available to stream online, which will serve to further immerse the consumer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50494073831755,"sku":"404103","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/66c5dbb7-59a8-48e8-94ed-1a6c37ca0aa3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727703262"},{"product_id":"a-productive-cough","title":"A Productive Cough","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a move that may infuriate the black-denim-and-PBR set, \u003ci\u003eA Productive Cough\u003c\/i\u003e finds Titus Andronicus setting aside the leadfooted punk anthems of yesteryear in favor of a subtler, more spacious approach that pushes Stickles’ soul-baring songwriting to the fore, creating a conversational intimacy between artist and audience with which previous Titus Andronicus efforts had only flirted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mission of \u003ci\u003eA Productive Cough \u003c\/i\u003eis made apparent from the first bars of opening track “Number One (In New York).” As a twinkling tableau of piano and dulcet horns unfolds, Stickles unleashes a breathless and unceasing 64-bar verse with subject matter as sprawling as the kitchen-sink arrangement, which grows to include sparkling guitars, twinkling bells, and uplifting choral vocals as Stickles searches desperately for the strength to carry on through an increasingly violent and frightening world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD - 4-panel digipak with 8 page booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Standard black vinyl in single sleeve with printed inner sleeve and Download.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP+ - Indie exclusive blue and gray swirl coloured vinyl. 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