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
Aggregate scores
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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

References

  1. "Reviews for The Airing Of Grievances by Titus Andronicus". Metacritic . Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  2. Sendra, Tim. "The Airing of Grievances – Titus Andronicus". AllMusic . Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  3. "Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances". Alternative Press . No. 248. March 2009. p. 113.
  4. Heller, Jason (2009-01-05). "Titus Andronicus: The Airing Of Grievances". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  5. Maerz, Melissa (2009-02-04). "The Airing of Grievances". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  6. Simpson, Dave (2009-02-20). "Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances". The Guardian . Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  7. Murphy, Lauren (2009-01-30). "Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances (XL Recordings)". The Irish Times . Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  8. Moerder, Adam (2008-04-25). "Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  9. Hermes, Will (2009-01-22). "Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  10. Yeaton, Sean (September 2008). "Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances". Spin . Vol. 24, no. 9. p. 128. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  11. "Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances". Uncut . No. 142. March 2009. p. 87.
  12. Bono, Salvatore (2010-11-30). "Speaking With New Jersey Indie Sensations Titus Andronicus". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  13. 1 2 3 The Airing of Grievances (Media notes). Titus Andronicus. XL Recordings Ltd. 2009. 6-34904-03971-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. 1 2 3 "The Airing of Grievances – Titus Andronicus (Credits)". AllMusic . Retrieved 2020-02-13.