The Airing of Grievances
2008 studio album by Titus Andronicus
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The Airing of Grievances is the debut 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.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 14, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | August – December 2007 | |||
| Studio | Marcata Recording (New Paltz, New York) | |||
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| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | Troubleman Unlimited | |||
| Producer | Kevin McMahon | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Alternative Press | [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Spin | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
The album title is a reference to the Seinfeld episode "The Strike", where the "Airing of Grievances" is a practice observed during the fictional holiday of "Festivus".[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Patrick Stickles.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ" | 5:56 |
| 2. | "My Time Outside the Womb" | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Joset of Nazareth's Blues" | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Arms Against Atrophy" | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Upon Viewing Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Titus Andronicus" | 3:31 |
| 7. | "No Future Part I" | 7:39 |
| 8. | "No Future Part II: The Day After No Future" | 6:54 |
| 9. | "Albert Camus" | 6:25 |
- Notes
- "Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ" contains a reading from The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare.[13]
- "Titus Andronicus" contains an interpolation of "You Can't Quit, You're Fired" by Roger Klotz.[13]
- "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.[13]
Personnel
Titus Andronicus
- Patrick Stickles – lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer, piano, glockenspiel, tambourine
- Liam Betson – guitar, vocals, percussion
- Daniel Tews – guitar, vocals, percussion
- Ian Graetzer – bass guitar
- Ian Dykstra – drums
Additional musicians
- Kevin Kearns – vocals
- Sean Neafsey – vocals
- Andrew Cedermark – guitar
- Kevin McMahon – guitar, vocals
- Eliane Labate – saxophone
- Brian Nowakowski – trumpet
- Ava Tews – clarinet
- David Bently – cello
- Amy Klein – violin
- Elio Deluca – electric piano
- Susan Putnins – vocals, piano
- Sarim Al-Rawi – vocals, percussion
- Eric Harm – vocals, percussion
- Megan Stickles – baby noises