Titus Andronicus - Productive Cough - VINYL LP

Since debuting in 2008, Titus Andronicus [hereafter +@] has been conditioning faithful listeners to always expect only the unexpected, consistently zigging where others would zag and maintaining a steadfast dedication to fearless ambition. With the of the new studio album A Productive Cough, +@ has executed the most shocking departure yet-but only if, as ever mercurial singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles insists, Inchyou haven't been paying attention.Inch In a move that may infuriate the black-denim-and-PBR set, A Productive Cough finds +@ setting aside the leadfooted punk anthems of yesteryear in favor of a subtler, more spacious approach that pushes Stickles' soul-baring songwriting to the fore, creating a conversational intimacy between artist and audience with which previous +@ efforts had only flirted. This new restraint sacrifices none of +@'s singular intensity, from the merciless lyrical onslaught of InchNumber One (In New York)Inch to the blistering guitar solos which accompany the swaggering (Crazy) Horseplay of rock band workouts InchReal TalkInch and InchHome AloneInch to the disarmingly passionate commuter hymn InchMass Transit Madness (Goin' Loco').Inch Even the surprisingly groovy InchAbove the Bodega (Local Business)Inch hides, beneath it's loose and spontaneous facade of zesty brass and propulsive congas, a pained admission of secret shame, despairing the challenge of keeping the dark side concealed before the ever-judgmental eye of the big city.

Vinyl LP pressing includes . In July of 2015, noted rock band Titus Andronicus made history, twice. The wider world shook upon the impact of The Most Lamentable Tragedy, the triple-LP rock opera that immediately established itself as the most ambitious punk record of all time, a distinction challenged only by a foolish few. Meanwhile, in the hallowed halls of Shea Stadium, NYC's longest running active all-ages DIY space, Titus Andronicus was doing the unthinkable again, becoming the first band in the history of NYC DIY to sell out five consecutive nights at the same venue. While these epic shows ostensibly served as a record- celebration for TMLT (as well as an uproarious shindig for the 30th birthday of singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles), they shattered the limits of mere promotional exercise and reached mythical status. Sadly for the wider world, you had to be there... until now. The band and their patient patrons at Merge Records are pleased to announce the new live LP, S+@dium Rock Five Nights at the Opera, a record which will allow fans everywhere their chance to relive the auspicious occasion from the comforts of their own home. Titus Andronicus' position as the most thrilling live act in rock and roll has long been etched in stone, but never before has that riveting energy been captured on wax as it is here. The A-side to S+@dium Rock revisits some of TMLT's most celebrated hits in a newly concise context, stripping away all studio wizardry until only the primal passion remains. The B-side offers fresh electric arrangements of the largely acoustic fifth act of TMLT's rock opera narrative, presenting a new perspective on the material Tiny Mix Tapes praised for Inchemotional intensity... unrivaled anywhere in rock music,Inch as well as debuting the previously unreleased TMLT outtake, Inch69 Stones.Inch Taken as a whole, S+@dium Rock is a whirlwind journey thro

2008 , the first time on CD featuring nine bonus tracks. Half a century after Louisiana Swamp Pop singer Phil Phillips wrote that haunting, pleading song to woo a girlfriend, 'Sea of Love' still lingers in the collective consciousness of millions. Though the original version was anthologized hundreds of times, in the 49 years between Phil's number one hit and today, there has never been a legitimate Phil Phillips album!, Five decades later, fans of that amazing quavering, dreamlike tenor voice will finally hear all of the lost treasures of Phil's early career, including such well-known-but-un-reissued masterpieces as 'Verdie Mae', 'Juella' and Phil's wondrous version of 'Stormy Weather'. in addition, the 25-track CD of all of his original Khoury/Mercury recordings features nine previously unreleased cuts, including Phil's darkly powerful interpretation of 'Unchained Melody'. Bear Family.