Local Business
| Local Business | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | April – May 2012 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 49:22 | |||
| Label | XL Recordings | |||
| Producer | Kevin McMahon | |||
| Titus Andronicus chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Austin Chronicle | |
| A.V. Club | B+ |
| Beats Per Minute | 59% |
| The Boston Globe | (favorable) |
| Consequence of Sound | |
| Earbuddy | (9.0/10) |
| No Ripcord | |
| NOW | |
| Paste | (9/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) |
| PopMatters | (6/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | (7/10) |
| Sputnikmusic | (4/5) |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
| Under the Radar | |
Local Business is the third album by American punk/indie rock band Titus Andronicus. It was released on October 22, 2012, via XL. The first single, "In a Big City", was posted in the band's blog on September 19, 2012.
A more stripped down record than their previous efforts, Local Business was recorded live in the studio with almost no overdubs, creating an album that was "plug-in-and-play" ready, helping the band sound as close as possible to the album when playing live.
The album received positive reviews and was listed at #38 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "These Jersey boys might be America's most desperately ambitious, righteously exciting punk-rock flamethrowers."