Titus Andronicus - A Productive Cough (New CD)

Since debuting in 2008, Titus Andronicus has been conditioning faithful listeners to always expect only the unexpected, consistently zigging where others would zag and maintaining a steadfast dedication to fearless ambition. With the release of the new studio album A Productive Cough, the group has executed the most shocking departure yet – but only if, as ever mercurial singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles insists, “”you haven”t been paying attention.”” In a move that may infuriate the black-denim-and-PBR set, A Productive Cough 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.

• 1 Number One (In New York)
• 2 Real Talk
• 3 Above the Bodega (Local Business)
• 4 Crass Tattoo
• 5 (I”m) Like a Rolling Stone
• 6 Home Alone
• 7 Mass Transit Madness (Goin” Loco”)