Titus Andronicus, New Jersey, Shakespeare, and the bearded crowd’s answer to Bright Eyes, turn in an energetic black and white performance video for longtime signature song “Upon Viewing Brueghel’s ‘Landscape With The Fall Of Icarus.’” The title’s weighty, yes, and Patrick Stickles makes deep-dude eyes (in the accompanying thumbnail, he’s clearly watching those melting wings with trepidation). The lyrics, though, remain enjoyably pop-existential, much like getting drunk with the high school debate team (after stealing whiskey from Daedalus’s stash, natch). Stickles wants us to know “God sent [him] a vision of the future in a dream on a Saturday night” and that he sees “no reason to celebrate” because “when [he] saw it [he] wept like a child,” but he could really be singing about anything because the track’s Pogues-esque bar bounce remains its biggest hook.
(Via P4k.tv)
The Airing Of Grievances is out via XL.
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Never heard these guys before, this sounds great.
Yeah, one of my favorite albums of last year. They remind me of a much better version of Desaparecidos.
I’ve been a fan of Titus Andronicus for a while now. Their album is one of my favorites of the last year, and they put on one hell of a live show. It’s great to see them get some love on Stereogum.
Criminally underrated.
This album is pretty much Digital Ash in a Digital Urn take 2.
they’re great live & a couple of swell guys, to boot
nice video
I totally agree. I saw them live back in February and they absolutely ripped, and when I got stuck at the merch table (long line for coat check kept me there), I found out they were all super friendly. I got stickers, a 7″ inch, some laughs, compliments, and signatures. Great days. I really need to see them again.
They did a great cover of Roadrunner when they opened for Los Campesinos! a few months ago.
Amazing album. This guy looks to similiar to me though, i want to throw a shoe at him onstage to get his attention and then have an epic doppleganger battle.
I have and forever will say that The Airing of Grievances is an album that I will continually return to throughout life. Titus Andronicus put me on my ass last year.
Thats what its like seeing titus live, you dont know who is going to be more drunk; you or patrick. Great album, but even better in your face on stage
Everything said before is true. Amazing album that i will return to throughout my life. Criminally underrated and yeah, even better, there, live, in your face. Something so believable and honest in their delivery. Totally love it. Cool video to and roll on album 2, i have a feeling it might be a big one..
Fantastic song off the best album of 2008 and one of the best albums of the past decade. Yes they are amazing live. And just, you know, amazing in general.
Excuse me guys, has anyone seen where I put my baby down?
When I saw these guys play a few months ago I was surprised that there was even a cinder of the stage left for Los Campesinos to play on. They burned it down for sure. They even invited everyone in the crowd to come and hang out with them in New Jersey. And, given the location (Memphis), they played one of the most fun versions of Blue Suede Shoes I’ve ever heard. Great fucking band, nice fucking guys. I’m proud to have a bottle opener with their name on it swinging from my keychain.
cool band, great record. such a different vibe of comments here concerning them than BV.