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Recorded
  
August – December 2007

The Airing of Grievances(2008)
  
The Monitor(2010)

Release date
  
14 April 2008

Length
  
45:05

Artist
  
Titus Andronicus

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Released
  
April 14, 2008 (2008-04-14)January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20) (reissue)

Label
  
Troubleman Unlimited Records

Genres
  
Indie rock, Punk rock, Lo-fi music

Similar
  
Titus Andronicus albums, Indie rock albums

Fear and loathing in mahwah nj titus andronicus


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 "Festivus", a holiday made famous by Seinfeld.

The track "Titus Andronicus" was used in an episode of the TV show "Elementary" entitled "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction".

Track listing

All tracks written by Patrick Stickles.

Notes
  • "Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ contains a reading from The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
  • "Titus Andronicus" contains an interpolation of "You Can't Quit, You're Fired" by Roger Klotz
  • "No Future Part II: The Day After No Future" contains a reading from The Stranger by Albert Camus, translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert

    • Titus Andronicus

  • Liam Betson – Guitar, vocals, percussion
  • Ian Dykstra – Drums
  • Ian Graetzer – Bass guitar
  • Patrick Stickles – Lead vocals, guitar, synthesiser, piano, glockenspiel, tambourine
  • Daniel Tews – Guitar, vocals, percussion

    • Additional musicians

  • Sarim Al-Rawi – Vocals, percussion
  • David Bently – Cello
  • Andrew Cedermark – Guitar
  • Elio Deluca – Electric piano
  • Eric Harm – Vocals, percussion
  • Kevin Kearns – Vocals
  • Amy Klein – Violin
  • Eliane Labate – Saxophone
  • Kevin McMahon – Guitar, vocals
  • Sean Neafsey – Vocals
  • Brian Nowakowski – Trumpet
  • Susan Putnins – Vocals, piano
  • Megan Stickles – Baby noises
  • Ava Tews – Clarinet

    • Production and recording by Kevin McMahon at Marcata Recording, New Paltz, NY between August and December 2007. Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering, London.

    Cover photo by Patrick Stickles and typography by Ian O'Neil.

    Songs

    1Fear and Loathing in Mahwah - NJ5:56
    2My Time Outside the Womb2:55
    3Joset of Nazareth's Blues2:30

    References

    The Airing of Grievances Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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