TITUS ANDRONICUS

“A Productive Cough” MERGE

Out now. Since debuting in 2008, Titus Andronicus [hereafter known as “+@”] has been conditioning faithful listeners to expect only the unexpected. In a move that may infuriate the blackdenim-and-PBR set, A Productive Cough sets aside lead footed punk anthems in favor of a subtler, more spacious approach that pushes Stickles’ soulbaring songwriting to the fore, creating an intimacy between artist and audience with which previous +@ efforts had only flirted. A Productive Cough was recorded by longtime +@ producer Kevin McMahon at Marcata Recording in New Paltz, NY, with a cast of 21 elite musicians, including veteran pianist Rick Steph ( Cat Power, Lucero, Hank Williams Jr.), esteemed cellist Jane Scarpantoni (R.E.M., Bob Mould, Lou Reed) and Brooklyn singer Megg Farrell.