Titus Andronicus - The Monitor

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XL Recordings

The Monitor is Titus Andronicus' second full length release & first for the XL label. The album title is from the famous Civil War battleship. New modern Americana punk. The best way to understand where you are is draw upon the history of where you have been. This record feels so new and modern and yet at the same time, so old and antiquated in a very good way. In a very relevant and effective way. With references pulled from so many sources and varied sources. Stolen lyric from local hero Springsteen. Actual recording of Abe Lincoln speech that resonates with the message of where we are at today. This reveals an incredible ability to use these historic references to give warning on where we stand today. There is a lo-fi girttiness to the feel of the music with lyrics that provide a narrative of the pessimistic times band leader Patrick Stickles finds himself in. There is bleakness in the message but there are moments of great tenderness. And there are a lot of moments where the band plain rocks with lusty singalong vocals and jangling riffs, mixed with dance hard rhythms. This is just a plain damn good rock record with intelligence and a concept that works in its whole.


Titus Andronicus are Patrick Stickles, David Robbins, Amy Klein, Eric Harm & Ian Graetzner. They are from Glen Rock, New Jersey.
Official Website: http://www.titusandronicus.net

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