The Airing of Grievances
The Airing of Grievances is the first studio album by American punk rock band Titus Andronicus, released on the Troubleman Unlimited record label on April 14, 2008. The album combines elements of punk rock, shoegaze, and lo-fi music. It was reissued on January 20, 2009 on XL Recordings.
The album title is a reference to the Seinfeld episode "The Strike", where the "Airing of Grievances" is a practice observed during the fictional holiday of "Festivus".Track listing
;Notes
- "Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ" contains a reading from The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare.
- "Titus Andronicus" contains an interpolation of "You Can't Quit, You're Fired" by Roger Klotz.
- "No Future Part II: The Day After No Future" contains a reading from The Stranger by Albert Camus, translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert.
Personnel
Titus Andronicus
- Liam Betson – guitar, vocals, percussion
- Ian Dykstra – drums
- Ian Graetzer – bass guitar
- Patrick Stickles – lead vocals, guitar, synthesiser, piano, glockenspiel, tambourine
- Daniel Tews – guitar, vocals, percussion
Additional musicians
- Sarim Al-Rawi – vocals, percussion
- David Bently – cello
- Andrew Cedermark – guitar
- Elio Deluca – electric piano
- Eric Harm – vocals, percussion
- Kevin Kearns – vocals
- Amy Klein – violin
- Eliane Labate – saxophone
- Kevin McMahon – guitar, vocals
- Sean Neafsey – vocals
- Brian Nowakowski – trumpet
- Susan Putnins – vocals, piano
- Megan Stickles – baby noises
- Ava Tews – clarinet
Production and recording by Kevin McMahon at Marcata Recording, New Paltz, NY between August and December 2007. Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering, London. Cover photo by Patrick Stickles and typography by Ian O'Neil.
