Titus Andronicus
punk/folk/rock
Knowing a band have taken their name from
Shakespeares traditionally least respected first attempt at tragedy; renowned for its graphic violence to the point where it fell completely out of favour by the stick-up-its-arse Victorian era for being distasteful, youd be forgiven for expecting something a bit metal. Yknow, maybe some black metal given the sound of the name or some death metal given the content of the play. No, what you get instead with
Titus Andronicus is heart on its sleeve, and raucous about it, New Jersey punk. They formed back in 2005 and have seen some considerable line up changes in that time, alongside three albums and numerous EPs and singles. Steadily developing under the one consistent member in singer and guitarist
Patrick Stickles,
Titus Andronicus have honed their craft with fuzzy, lo-fi, garage anthems that bring to mind
Neutral Milk Hotel by way of
Japandroids with
Stickles hoarse vocals adorned atop them. If
The Gaslight Anthem were a punk rock
Bruce Springsteen, then
Titus Andronicus are an even punker version of both and with their new album
Local Business seeing them strip things back for a simpler, more direct hit they could very well be the next step in that proud lineage. http://youtu.be/08fqHr_KGPY
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