Local Business | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
Recorded | April - May 2012 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 49:22 | |||
Label | XL Recordings | |||
Producer | Kevin McMahon | |||
Titus Andronicus chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
A.V. Club | B+[4] |
Beats Per Minute | 59%[5] |
The Boston Globe | (favorable)[6] |
Consequence of Sound | [7] |
Earbuddy | (9.0/10)[8] |
No Ripcord | [9] |
NOW | [10] |
Paste | (9/10)[11] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[12] |
PopMatters | (6/10)[13] |
Rolling Stone | [14] |
Slant Magazine | [15] |
Spin | (7/10)[16] |
Sputnikmusic | (4/5)[17] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [18] |
Under the Radar | [19] |
Local Business is the third album by American punk/indie rock band Titus Andronicus. It was released on October 22, 2012, via XL.[20][21] The first single, "In a Big City", was posted in the band's blog on September 19, 2012.[22][23]
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.[24]
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."[25]
All tracks are written by Patrick Stickles
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ecce Homo" | 5:11 |
2. | "Still Life with Hot Deuce on Silver Platter" | 5:30 |
3. | "Upon Viewing Oregon’s Landscape with the Flood of Detritus" | 3:27 |
4. | "Food Fight!" | 1:09 |
5. | "My Eating Disorder" | 8:12 |
6. | "Titus Andronicus vs. The Absurd Universe (3rd Round KO)" | 2:09 |
7. | "In a Big City" | 3:35 |
8. | "In a Small Body" | 6:11 |
9. | "(I Am the) Electric Man" | 4:14 |
10. | "Tried to Quit Smoking" | 9:44 |
Total length: | 49:22 |