Titus Andronicus

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From Discogs:

Liam Betson - baritone guitar, vocals * Andrew Cedermark - guitar, keyboard, vocals * Ian Graetzer - bass guitar * Eric Harm - drums * Patrick Stickles - vocals, guitar, keyboard, harmonica * Dan Tews - guitar, keyboard, vocals

From Lastfm:

Titus Andronicus is an band which formed in Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States in 2005. They consist of Patrick Stickles (vocals, guitar), Amy Klein (guitar, violin), Ian Graetzer (bass), David Robbins (keyboards, guitar) and Eric Harm (drums). The band takes its name from the Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus.

Their debut album, The Airing Of Grievances, was released on the Troubleman Unlimited record label on April 14, 2008 to many positive reviews. The album's loud, heavily distorted guitars are influenced by , while the lyrics and song titles are references to various books and other forms of entertainment (such as the album title, from the Seinfeld episode, "The Strike", about Festivus). The Airing Of Grievances was reissued on January 20, 2009 on XL Recordings.

The band's second album, The Monitor, was released on March 9, 2010 through XL Recordings.

From Wikipedia:

Titus Andronicus is a punk/indie rock band from Glen Rock, New Jersey formed in 2005. The group takes its name from the Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus, and have cited musical and stylistic influences as diverse as Neutral Milk Hotel and Pulp. Their debut album, The Airing of Grievances, was released in 2008, and described as the sound of a "violent, overblown and irreverent" indie band in a positive review on Pitchfork. The band's second album, The Monitor, was released on March 9, 2010. In March, Rolling Stone magazine named the band one of the 7 best new bands of 2010.

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