Local Business

Local Business is the third album by American punk/indie rock band Titus Andronicus. It was released on October 22, 2012, via XL.^[20][21] The first single, "In a Big City", was posted in the band's blog on September 19, 2012.^[22][23]

Local Business
Studio album by Titus Andronicus
Released	October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)
Recorded	April – May 2012
Genre	Punk rock indie rock
Length	49:22
Label	XL Recordings
Producer	Kevin McMahon
Titus Andronicus chronology
The Monitor (2010) Local Business (2012) The Most Lamentable Tragedy (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Austin Chronicle	[3]
A.V. Club	B+[4]
Beats Per Minute	59%[5]
The Boston Globe	(favorable)[6]
Consequence of Sound	[7]
Earbuddy	(9.0/10)[8]
No Ripcord	[9]
NOW	[10]
Paste	(9/10)[11]
Pitchfork Media	(7.0/10)[12]
PopMatters	(6/10)[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Slant Magazine	[15]
Spin	(7/10)[16]
Sputnikmusic	(4/5)[17]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[18]
Under the Radar	[19]

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.^[24]

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."^[25]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Patrick Stickles.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ecce Homo"	5:11
2.	"Still Life with Hot Deuce on Silver Platter"	5:30
3.	"Upon Viewing Oregon’s Landscape with the Flood of Detritus"	3:27
4.	"Food Fight!"	1:09
5.	"My Eating Disorder"	8:12
6.	"Titus Andronicus vs. The Absurd Universe (3rd Round KO)"	2:09
7.	"In a Big City"	3:35
8.	"In a Small Body"	6:11
9.	"(I Am the) Electric Man"	4:14
10.	"Tried to Quit Smoking"	9:44
Total length:		49:22

Personnel

Titus Andronicus

• Patrick Stickles – lead vocals, guitar, glockenspiel
• Liam Betson – guitar
• Adam Reich – guitar, percussion, vocals, additional engineering, additional production
• Julian Veronesi – bass guitar, vocals
• Eric Harm – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

• Kevin McMahon – guitar, percussion, vocals
• Owen Pallett – violin
• Elio DeLuca – piano, electric piano
• Steve Harm – harmonica

Production

• Kevin McMahon – producer, recording, mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Nick Kita – live photo
• Nolen Strals – layout, all other photos