A Productive Cough CD

On "A Productive Cough," Titus Andronicus pivots sharply from their well-trodden punk roots to explore a more open, reflective sound that might make the denim crowd squirm. Patrick Stickles gives us a conversational intimacy, transforming songs into confessions that clash with the band's earlier bravado, as heard in "Number One (In New York)." This shift reveals a masterful tension between vulnerability and expectation, not easily dismissed by those clinging to the past.