Titus Andronicus - “Titus Andronicus”
Today I thought I’d follow in Miss Maggie’s footsteps and post a song that I like, but do not truly love. I got (or rather, the credit should go to my dear husband) The Airing of Grievances when it was released last May. While I appreciate the obvious influence of the Boss, as any good Springsteen-lover should, I tend to roll my eyes at the rest of their histrionics. I don’t know if it’s the lavish amounts of praise they received, or the fact that the album sounds like it should be listened to only by members of the boys club, but I gave it a few spins and then promptly forgot about it. That’s until the album got re-released on XL in January, and I started hearing their songs all over the place. And I have to say, one of their songs is growing on me this time around.
Anyway, I should probably give you some background as to why I’m finding this particular song so appealing now. My grant-funded job got cut, and this week finds me filing for unemployment and joining the ranks of the jobless. Not to get all whiny on you, but I’m already finding that not having a reason to change out of your sweatpants in the morning can make your general demeanor much more surly. So, I’m indulging my melodrama a bit more these days, and suddenly a track that screams “Your life is over” is more appealing. I don’t know if I’m going to jump on the Titus Andronicus bandwagon, but this particular track will probably turn up in more of my playlists. I’m realizing it is pretty catchy, and it makes me nostalgic for the days when I didn’t have to worry about what’s going to happen to the money in my retirement account.
