- indie rock, folk punk
- 65 min
- 10 tracks
- Merok Records
The Monitor is the second studio album by American indie rock band Titus Andronicus, released in March 2010 through XL Recordings. It is a concept album loosely based on themes relating to the American Civil War.
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Spare, grave, contemporary and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 82/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−
- NME7/10
- Pitchfork8.7/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin8/10
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Tracks
- 1A More Perfect Union7:09
- 2Titus Andronicus Forever or Theme From "The Monitor"1:55
- 3No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future5:16
- 4Richard II or Extraordinary Popular Dimensions and the Madness of Crowds (Responsible Hate Anthem)5:06
- 5A Pot in Which to Piss8:53
- 6Four Score and Seven8:38
- 7Theme From "Cheers"5:01
- 8To Old Friends and New7:00
- 9...And Ever or Theme From "The Monitor" (reprise)2:24
- 10The Battle of Hampton Roads14:02
10 tracks, 65 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Titus Andronicus
- Label
- Merok Records
- Released
- March 8, 2010
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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