Local Business
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| Local Business | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | April – May 2012 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 49:22 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
| Producer | Kevin McMahon | |||
| Titus Andronicus chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[5] |
| Consequence of Sound | [6] |
| Paste | 9.0/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Slant Magazine | [11] |
| Spin | 7/10[12] |
Local Business is the third studio album by American punk/indie rock band Titus Andronicus. It was released on October 22, 2012, via XL.[13][14] The first single, "In a Big City", was posted in the band's blog on September 19, 2012.[15][16]
A more stripped down record than their previous efforts, 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.[17]
The album received positive reviews and was listed at #38 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "These Jersey boys might be America's most desperately ambitious, righteously exciting punk-rock flamethrowers."[18]
