titus andronicus

Titus Andronicus just shared the third single “An Anomaly” off their forthcoming album The Will To Live. Frontman Patrick Stickles said his intention was to write a song that invokes Eliminator-era ZZ Top covering Silver Jews. And we think he succeeded. [embedded content][embedded content] Stickles’ gritty harmonies carry the song’s “dissertation on humanity’s fall from grace,” while guitarist Josée Caron of Canadian rock band Partner blasts a striking guitar solo. The video was directed by Stickles, who is seen singing, swaying, and stomping around Paris, inspired by Pusha T’s 2013 video for “Numbers on the Boards.” “An Anomaly” resonates the most with the band’s prior work compared to the previously released “(I’m) Screwed” and “Give Me Grief,” which are all slated to appear on their sev...

Epic rock albums such as The Who’s Who’s Next and Def Leppard’s Hysteria served as key inspiration for Titus Andronicus’ new project The Will to Live, which will arrive Sept. 30 from Merge Records. The veteran Glen Rock, N.J.-reared indie rock act recorded the album with producer Howard Bilerman in Montreal; rousing first single “(I’m) Screwed)” is out today (July 19), accompanied by a video featuring Titus Andronicus performing on a flatbed truck during the Glen Rock Independence Day parade. “It may strike some as ironic we had to go to Canada to record our equivalent to Born in the U.S.A.,” says frontman Patrick Stickles, “but the pursuit of Ultimate Rock knows no borders.” [embedded content][embedded content] No stranger to conceptual-leaning albums such as 2010’s Civil War-themed The M...