Titus Andronicus

New Jersey's Titus Andronicus have a raucous, individual take on punk rock that embraces the fast and loud parts of the formula but makes room for indie rock, garage rock, classic rock, and folk influences as the band careen through it all with a muscular passion and a surprising variety of literary references. Led by guitarist and singer Patrick Stickles, Titus Andronicus -- named after the play by William Shakespeare -- embraced a big, bold, and reckless sound on their debut album, 2008's The Airing of Grievances, and while they sounded tighter and more ambitious on the Civi...