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Feb 26, 2018Despite the clean production and largely decreased noise level, A Productive Cough is Titus Andronicus's freshest, wildest, most unexpected work to date.
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Mar 2, 2018The songs find charm in their universality, energy, and wit.
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Q MagazineMar 13, 2018Songs swerve through ranting country, Celtic balladry and doo-wop. And you have to raise a glass to anyone who dares defile Like A Rolling Stone by redirecting its venom inwards. [May 2018, p.114]
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Mar 6, 2018There’s still an indomitable punk fury, and A Productive Cough is the most hopeful Titus Andronicus record yet.
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Mar 6, 2018What’s interesting about A Productive Cough is how accessible it is compared with the band’s past work.
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Mar 5, 2018If you're fond of the notion of rock & roll as folk music, A Productive Cough is something you'll want to hear, an album that captures the roar of the masses in an unexpected way, and if you've loved the songs of Titus Andronicus as much as their music, you'll find this isn't quite so different as you might think.
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Feb 26, 2018It's refreshingly concise, yet fiery and lyrically on point.
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Mar 16, 2018It's not an especially varied or original offering, but it is remarkably authentic and engrossing, and for that alone, Stickles and company deserve applause.
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Mar 14, 2018Stickles and company prove once again that there is nothing more punk than doing the opposite of what’s expected. And this album meets, exceeds and plays with expectations in the way only Stickles knows how.
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Mar 5, 2018The proceedings would be a lot less palatable if they didn’t often achieve a forceful, unhinged immediacy; amid the heavy themes and brash posturing, there’s still room for the band to elbow in some loud, rousing real life.
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Feb 27, 2018Even when the band vamps for too long on "Home Alone" and their "Like a Rolling Stone" cover, the large roster of guests and collaborators rarely feels unwieldy. Instead, A Productive Cough draws strength from its collective spirit.
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Mar 2, 2018Despite occasional attempts at restraint and the fact it’s only seven songs long, A Productive Cough provides Titus Andronicus with another bold manifesto. They might have varied the volume, but they’re still railing with their customary resolve.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 18
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Mixed: 6 out of 18
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Negative: 5 out of 18
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Mar 4, 2018
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Mar 23, 2018If the Pogues and Modest Mouse had a big sloppy french kiss, this is what it would sound like. My new favourite album.