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, released on the

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on April 14, 2008. The album combines elements of punk rock,

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, and

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. It was reissued on January 20, 2009 on

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. The album title is a reference to the ''

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", where the "Airing of Grievances" is a practice observed during the fictional holiday of "

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Track listing

;Notes *"Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ" contains a reading from '' The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedy of Titus Andronicus'' by

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. *"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

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, 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.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Airing of Grievances, The 2008 debut albums Titus Andronicus (band) albums XL Recordings albums