The Most Lamentable Tragedy
The Most Lamentable Tragedy is the fourth studio album by New Jersey punk rock band Titus Andronicus, released on July 28, 2015, through Merge Records. It is a rock opera in five acts that follows "Our Hero," a man who is visited by his doppelganger and goes through considerable life experiences and dream sequences, all acting as a metaphor for manic depression.
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, TMLT has received an average score of 79, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Tiny Mix Tapes gave it a perfect 10/10, saying "TMLT feels like the Titus Andronicus record par excellence, it pushes and shoves at the boundaries of what such a record could or should conceivably sound like," while Pitchfork Media noted, "A 29-track, 93-minute rock opera that immediately restored their claims to outsized ambition, as only a 29-track, 93-minute rock opera might."
Accolades
Track listing
All tracks written by Patrick Stickles and arranged by Titus Andronicus except "I Lost My Mind (DJ)" by Daniel Johnston, "A Pair of Brown Eyes" by Shane MacGowan and Auld Lang Syne (traditional).
1. |
"The Angry Hour" |
1:42 |
2. |
"No Future Part IV: No Future Triumphant" |
4:53 |
3. |
"Stranded (On My Own)" |
4:24 |
4. |
"Lonely Boy" |
5:21 |
5. |
"I Lost My Mind (+@ )" |
4:18 |
6. |
"Look Alive" |
0:33 |
7. |
"The Magic Morning" |
1:00 |
8. |
"Lookalike" |
0:48 |
9. |
"I Lost My Mind (DJ)" |
1:36 |
10. |
"Mr. E. Mann" |
3:49 |
11. |
"Fired Up" |
4:05 |
12. |
"Dimed Out" |
2:57 |
13. |
"More Perfect Union" |
9:39 |
14. |
"[ intermission ]" |
1:17 |
15. |
"Sun Salutation" |
0:55 |
16. |
"(S)HE SAID / (S)HE SAID" |
9:11 |
17. |
"Funny Feeling" |
3:24 |
18. |
"Fatal Flaw" |
3:27 |
19. |
"Please" |
1:14 |
20. |
"Come On, Siobhán" |
3:43 |
21. |
"A Pair of Brown Eyes" |
3:16 |
22. |
"Auld Lang Syne" |
1:46 |
23. |
"I’m Going Insane (Finish Him)" |
1:58 |
24. |
"The Fall" |
0:47 |
25. |
"Into the Void (Filler)" |
4:36 |
26. |
"No Future Part V: In Endless Dreaming" |
4:40 |
27. |
"[ seven seconds ]" |
0:07 |
28. |
"Stable Boy" |
6:52 |
29. |
"A Moral" |
0:30 |
Total length: |
92:36 |
Charts
Personnel
Titus Andronicus
- Eric Harm - Drums, Vocals
- Jonah Maurer - Guitar
- Adam Reich - Lead Guitar, Vocals, Percussion, Organ, Mandolin, Glockenspiel
- Patrick Stickles - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Electronics, Chord organ, Harmonica, Glockenspiel
- Julian Veronesi - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Additional musicians
- Yoni David - Percussion
- Elio DeLuca - Piano, Organ, Electric Piano
- Owen Pallett - Violin, Viola
- Ryan Weisheit - Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
- Alex Levine, Carrie-Anne Murphy, Catherine Herrick, Matthew Miller, R.J. Gordon, Ryan Levine - Vocals
References
- 1 2 Petridis, Alexis (2015-07-23). "Titus Andronicus: The Most Lamentable Tragedy review – sprawling, wearying punk concept album | Music | The Guardian". Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ ["http://nbhap.com/reviews/titus-andronicus-the-most-lamentable-tragedy/" "http://nbhap.com/reviews/titus-andronicus-the-most-lamentable-tragedy/"].
- ↑ "Reviews for The Most Lamentable Tragedy by Titus Andronicus - Metacritic". Apps.metacritic.com. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (2015-07-27). "Titus Andronicus: The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ Brennan, Collin (2015-07-22). "Titus Andronicus – The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Album Reviews | Consequence of Sound". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ Hayden, Mack (2015-07-21). "Titus Andronicus: The Most Lamentable Tragedy Review :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ Williams, Matt (2015-07-22). "Titus Andronicus The Most Lamentable Tragedy". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ Roylance, Ben (2015-07-27). "Titus Andronicus The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ↑ Powell, Michael (2015-07-28). "Review: Titus Andronicus – The Most Lamentable Tragedy | RevCutt". RevCutt. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ↑ Leas, Ryan (2015-07-27). "Review: Review: Titus Andronicus Make the Excessive Impressive on 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy' | Spin". Spin. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015". stereogum.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ Ground Control Touring http://www.groundcontroltouring.com/news/ground-control-touring-artists-on-best-of-2015-lists.
- ↑ Ground Control Touring http://www.groundcontroltouring.com/news/ground-control-touring-artists-on-best-of-2015-lists.
- ↑ Ground Control Touring http://www.groundcontroltouring.com/news/ground-control-touring-artists-on-best-of-2015-lists.
- ↑ "Titus Andronicus – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Titus Andronicus. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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