A Productive Cough | ||||
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Released | March 2, 2018 | |||
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Length | 46:43 | |||
Label | Merge | |||
Titus Andronicus chronology | ||||
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Singles from A Productive Cough | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.4/10 [2] |
Metacritic | 68/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The A.V. Club | B+ [5] |
DIY | [6] |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [7] |
Paste | 6.9/10 [8] |
Pitchfork | 5.9/10 [9] |
A Productive Cough is the fifth studio album by New Jersey punk rock band Titus Andronicus, released on March 2, 2018, through Merge Records. [10] The band's frontman, Patrick Stickles, indicated that the album is a departure from their earlier work insofar as it contains no "punk bangers" [11] and offers "a mellower, more ballad-oriented approach" while also capturing the looseness of the band's live performances. [12]
All tracks are written by Patrick Stickles, except "(I'm) Like a Rolling Stone" originally by Bob Dylan.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Number One (In New York)" | 8:13 |
2. | "Real Talk" | 7:15 |
3. | "Above the Bodega (Local Business)" | 4:46 |
4. | "Crass Tattoo" | 4:21 |
5. | "(I'm) Like a Rolling Stone" | 8:53 |
6. | "Home Alone" | 8:17 |
7. | "Mass Transit Madness (Goin' Loco')" | 4:58 |
Total length: | 46:43 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [13] | 13 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [14] | 2 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] | 13 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [16] | 81 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [17] | 25 |
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [18] | 10 |
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