Career
Titus Andronicus's first album, The Airing of Grievances , was released in April 2008 and was described as the sound of a "violent, overblown and irreverent" indie band in a positive review by Pitchfork . [4] The band went on extensive tours of North America and Europe to promote the album through 2009, including a "Bring On The Dudes Tour" with friends the So So Glos and tours opening for Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Lucero. [5]
In 2010 the band released their second album, The Monitor , through XL Recordings. A sprawling concept album loosely based on themes relating to the American Civil War, it was critically well received, [6] and debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. [7] That month, Rolling Stone named the band one of the seven best new bands of 2010. [8] The band continued their extensive touring that included a tour of record stores, tours opening for the Pogues, Bright Eyes, and Okkervil River, plus appearances at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Lollapalooza, and Roskilde Festival. [5] Titus Andronicus recorded a version of Nirvana's "Breed" for the tribute album Newermind at this time as well.
Their third album, Local Business , was released in 2012. A more stripped down record, Local Business was recorded live in the studio with almost no overdubs, creating an album that was "plug-in-and-play" ready, helping the band sound as close as possible to the album when playing live. [9] [10] It was listed at number 38 on Rolling Stone 's 50 Best Albums of 2012, [11] reached number 105 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, [12] and gained positive reviews as well as a 7.0 from Pitchfork. [9] Touring for the album included an expansive headlining tour with opener Ceremony, a co-headlining trek of the United Kingdom with Fucked Up, and another tour with the So So Glos dubbed the "Bring Back The Dudes Tour." [5]
The band released their fourth album, The Most Lamentable Tragedy , on 2015 via Merge Records. Taking the form of a 93-minute, 29-song, five-act rock opera (including covers of Daniel Johnston and the Pogues), [13] Stickles described the record as a "complicated metaphor about manic depression, melding elements of philosophy, psychology, and science fiction through the plight of one troubled protagonist’s inner demons." The band also disclosed a film element to the album and thus far released a 15-minute music video covering Act Two. [14] The Most Lamentable Tragedy was released to positive reviews, [15] and the group announced a "TMLT Around the World Tour" covering the United States and Europe.
Their fifth LP, A Productive Cough , was released in 2018 via Merge Records. [16] It featured a "ballad oriented approach" not seen previously on Titus Andronicus albums, and was followed by a stripped down two piece tour featuring Stickles and keyboardist Alexander Molini. [17] Their sixth album, An Obelisk , was released in 2019 via Merge Records.
Titus Andronicus has performed live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon [18] and Last Call with Carson Daly [19] twice. Their song "Titus Andronicus" was used in an episode of the TV show Elementary entitled "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction". [20] "Titus Andronicus Forever" was featured in the TV show Bored to Death [21] and the film Premium Rush , [22] while "Dimed Out" was used to close out the first season of the Showtime show Billions .
Original keyboardist Matt Miller died in March 2021 at the age of 34. [23]
Their seventh studio album The Will to Live was released on September 30, 2022. [24]
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