The Airing of Grievances

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The Airing of Grievances
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2008 (2008-04-14)
RecordedAugust – December 2007
StudioMarcata Recording (New Paltz, New York)
Genre
Length45:05
Label Troubleman Unlimited
Producer Kevin McMahon
Titus Andronicus chronology
The Airing of Grievances
(2008)
The Monitor
(2010)
Professional ratings
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Metacritic 85/100 [1]
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The A.V. Club A− [4]
Entertainment Weekly A [5]
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Pitchfork 8.5/10 [8]
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The Airing of Grievances is the first studio album by American punk rock band Titus Andronicus, released on the Troubleman Unlimited record label on April 14, 2008. The album combines elements of punk rock, shoegaze, and lo-fi music. It was reissued on January 20, 2009 on XL Recordings.

Contents

The album title is a reference to the Seinfeld episode "The Strike", where the "Airing of Grievances" is a practice observed during the fictional holiday of "Festivus". [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Patrick Stickles

No.TitleLength
1."Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ"5:56
2."My Time Outside the Womb"2:55
3."Joset of Nazareth's Blues"2:30
4."Arms Against Atrophy"5:16
5."Upon Viewing Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus""4:25
6."Titus Andronicus"3:31
7."No Future Part I"7:39
8."No Future Part II: The Day After No Future"6:54
9."Albert Camus"6:25
Notes

Personnel

Titus Andronicus

Additional musicians

Production and recording by Kevin McMahon at Marcata Recording, New Paltz, NY between August and December 2007. [14] Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering, London. [14] Cover photo by Patrick Stickles and typography by Ian O'Neil. [14]

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