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A More Perfect Union by Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus
Artist Biography For Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus Are An Indie Rock Band Which Formed In Glen Rock New Jersey United States In 2005. They Consist Of Patrick Stickles Vocals Guitar Julian Veronesi Bass Liam Betson Guitar And Eric Harm Drums . The Band Takes Its Name From The Shakespeare Play Titus Andronicus. Titus Andronicus Is Known For Their Energetic Folk/punk/indie Sound Tinted With Hints Of New Jersey Rock And Early Rock 'n' Roll And Their Use Of Lo-Fi Production. 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 Shoegaze 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 To Wide Critical Acclaim And Was Cited As One Of The Best Indie Albums Of The Year. The Band Has A Sizable List Of Former Members The Latest Of Which Amy Klein Left The Band On October 24 2011.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: A More Perfect Union
Titus-Andronicus - The Monitor
Spoken Word At The Beginning Of The Song Is From Abraham Lincoln's Speech Addressed To The Young Men's Lyceum Of Springfield IL January 1838. The Line 'Tramps Like Us Baby We Were Born To Die' Is A Reference To Springsteen's 'Born To Run'. Springsteen Like Titus Is From NJ And Probably A Big Influence Of Theirs Since He Is Thanked In The Monitor Liner Notes. Another Line " No I Never Wanted To Change The World But I'm Looking For A New New Jersey" Is A Reference To Billy Bragg's Song New England. This Song Is Full Of References To New Jersey So If You Are Not Local And Something Does Not Make Sense To You Here Are The Explanatory Notes - The Garden State Parkway Is The Busiest Toll Highway In The US.
- The Fung Wah Bus Is A Chinese Bus Company Running Between Boston And New York. It Is Known For Its Low Fares So It Is Very Popular With Students Or Struggling Musicians Like Titus Andronicus.
- Fenway Is Fenway Park Baseball Stadium In Boston.
- The Newark Bears Are A New Jersey Baseball Team In The CanAm League.
- 17 And 84 Are Both Highways.
- The Merritt Parkway Is Another Parkway Between New York And Connecticut Running Towards Boston.
- The Great Pine Barrens Is A Heavily Forested Area In Southern Nj. The Garden State Parkway Runs Through It.
- 02143 Is The Zip Code For Somerville Massachussets.
- Jeff Davis Is Referring To Jefferson Davis.
- John Brown's Body Is A Marching Song Often Sung By The Union In The Civil War.
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Biography - Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus Are An Indie Rock Band Which Formed In Glen Rock New Jersey United States In 2005. They Consist Of Patrick Stickles Vocals Guitar Julian Veronesi Bass Liam Betson Guitar And Eric Harm Drums . The Band Takes Its Name From The Shakespeare Play Titus Andronicus. Titus Andronicus Is Known For Their Energetic Folk/punk/indie Sound Tinted With Hints Of New Jersey Rock And Early Rock 'n' Roll And Their Use Of Lo-Fi Production. 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 Shoegaze 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 To Wide Critical Acclaim And Was Cited As One Of The Best Indie Albums Of The Year. The Band Has A Sizable List Of Former Members The Latest Of Which Amy Klein Left The Band On October 24 2011.
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Spoken word at the beginning of the song is from Abraham Lincoln's speech addressed to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, IL, January, 1838.
The line 'Tramps like us baby we were born to die' is a reference to Springsteen's 'Born to Run'. Springsteen, like Titus, is from NJ and probably a big influence of theirs, since he is thanked in The Monitor liner notes.
Another line " No, I never wanted to change the world, but I'm looking for a new New Jersey" is a reference to Billy Bragg's song New England.
This song is full of references to New Jersey, so if you are not local and something does not make sense to you, here are the explanatory notes:
- The Garden State Parkway is the busiest toll highway in the US.
- The Fung Wah bus is a Chinese bus company running between Boston and New York. It is known for its low fares, so it is very popular with students, or struggling musicians like Titus Andronicus.
- Fenway is Fenway Park baseball stadium in Boston.
- The Newark Bears are a New Jersey baseball team in the CanAm League.
- 17 and 84 are both highways.
- The Merritt Parkway is another parkway between New York and Connecticut, running towards Boston.
- The Great Pine Barrens is a heavily forested area in southern Nj. The Garden State Parkway runs through it.
- 02143 is the zip code for Somerville, Massachussets.
- Jeff Davis is referring to Jefferson Davis.
- John Brown's Body is a marching song often sung by the Union in the Civil War.
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