“Titus Andronicus [+@] has long been engrossed in a quasi-rebellion against his faithful fan-base. With each serving of positive feedback comes a new track more insolently alien than the last, daring all who associate with his music to give it yet another carefree thumbs up. This mantra couldn’t be more true to form, with the fourth studio album from mercurial music-man Patrick Stickles abandoning ”
“Titus Andronicus sound far from full health on A Productive Cough”
“Led by the indomitable Patrick Stickles, the band’s fifth album shifts towards a more stripped down, barroom rock feel. But for all its musical freedom, A Productive Cough is still a laborious record.”
“Though there are a few strokes of genius on A Productive Cough, too often Titus Andronicus relies simply on the novelty of mimicking a bar band to sell the album.”
