Titus Andronicus share holiday single "Drummer Boy," add new tour dates

TITUS ANDRONICUS  SHARE HOLIDAY SINGLE “DRUMMER BOY” WITH OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR BEGINS FEBRUARY 28th IN PITTSBURGH, PA

Having released one of the year’s most celebrated rock albums and dazzled ecstatic fans across America, Titus Andronicus have much to celebrate. Today, they are cranking up the festive mood yet another notch with the release of their first-ever standalone holiday single, “Drummer Boy,” and the sharing of plans to ring in the new year with additional tour dates across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. LISTEN TO “DRUMMER BOY” WATCH OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO STREAM / PURCHASE THE WILL TO LIVE “Drummer Boy” takes the music of Billy Joel's evergreen anthem “Piano Man” and uses it to tell the story of the nativity from the perspective of “The Little Drummer Boy,” made famous in the 1958 Christmas classic of the same name by the Harry Simeone Chorale. The result is an instantly memorable new addition to the winter holiday canon, sure to please not only fans of Titus Andronicus and Billy Joel, but also “Weird Al” Yankovic and even the Peanuts gang, as bassist R.J. Gordon recites the passage from The Gospel of Luke which was immortalized by Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas to stirring effect. “I first connected the dots between the great Billy Joel song and the beloved Christmas standard several years ago, but it got tossed onto the pile with so many of my other crazy ideas,” singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles explains. “Things being how they are, though, I may not have the luxury of time to execute all those crazy ideas, so when we had two days off in Montreal on our recent tour, we figured we’d grab the reindeer by the antlers and cross this one off the list, so as to avoid the pain of eternal regret. Also, I’ve noticed a lot of discourse recently about what constitutes a legitimate ‘parody’ lately, and I’d like to get a piece of that action.” To create this sterling new addition to the Christmas canon, Titus Andronicus reunited with The Will to Live producer Howard Bilerman at his Hotel 2 Tango recording studio in Montreal, QC, adding a dash of jingling cheer to the “Ultimate Rock” sound which earned The Will to Live such acclaim. Also contributing to the wholesome fun are members of the Canadian rock band Partner, as well as once-and-future Titus Andronicus tour companions Country Westerns. To make things even cozier, “Drummer Boy” comes packaged in an official lyric video that doubles as a “fireplace for the home,” ensuring that no listener will go without a proper hearth this holiday. The celebration does not end once the wrapping paper and pine needles are swept away, however, as Titus Andronicus will resume their rigorous touring schedule in February, undertaking an already-announced run of concerts in the UK and Ireland (beginning February 2nd in Limerick), and a brand new heap of North American concert appearances which will carry the Rock Fan’s Rock Band from sea to shining sea (beginning February 28th in Pittsburgh). Tickets for all these dates will go on sale Friday, November 18th at 10:00 AM (local time). Concert tickets are the perfect gift for the Titus Andronicus fan in yr life, but if you are feeling particularly generous, there are plenty more options to be found at Merge Records or the official Titus Andronicus internet store.

Photo by Howard Bilerman WATCH “AN ANOMALY” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO LISTEN TO “GIVE ME GRIEF” WATCH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO LISTEN TO “(I’M) SCREWED” WATCH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO   ### TITUS ANDRONICUS TOUR 2023 Feb 3 Limerick, IE – Pharmacia Feb 4 Dublin, IE – The Grand Social Feb 7 Edinburgh, UK – The Mash House Feb 8 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast Feb 9 Manchester, UK – YES (Pink Room) Feb 10 Leeds, UK – Belgrave Music Hall Feb 11 Sunderland, UK – Pop Recs Feb 13 Nottingham, UK – Bodega Feb 14 Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds Feb 15 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach Feb 16 Brighton, UK – The Hope and Ruin Feb 17 London, UK – Moth Club Feb 18 London, UK – Moth Club Feb 28 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Mar 1 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop Mar 2 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge Mar 3 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon Mar 4 St Paul, MN – Turf Club Mar 5 Fargo, ND – Aquarium Mar 7 Great Falls, MT – Newberry Mar 8 Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge Mar 9 Vancouver, BC – Fox Theatre Mar 10 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern Mar 11 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios Mar 14 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s Mar 15 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel Mar 16 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Mar 17 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom Mar 18 San Diego, CA – The Casbah Mar 21 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge Mar 22 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad Mar 23 Denver, CO – Globe Hall Mar 28 Omaha, NE – Slowdown Mar 29 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s Mar 31 Bloomington, IN – Bishop Apr 1 Columbus, OH – Big Room Bar Apr 2 Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall Apr 4 Washington, DC – Black Cat Apr 5 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar Apr 7 Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes Apr 8 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere (Hall) Jun 1 McGill, NV – Schellraiser Festival