The Will to Live is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Titus Andronicus. It was released on September 30, 2022, by Merge Records.
The album is a dedication to former band member Matt Miller who had died in March 2021.
Background On July 19, 2022, Titus Andronicus announced the release of their seventh studio album, along with the first single "(I’m) Screwed". Speaking of the release of the album, lead singer Patrick Stickles said:
The second single "Give Me Grief" was released on August 10, 2022.
Critical reception The Will to Live was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 6 reviews.
Track listing
Personnel Titus Andronicus Patrick Stickles – lead vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer, sampler, harmonica, percussion, producer, additional engineering, field recordings Liam Betson – electric guitar, vocals; lead vocals (1) R.J. Gordon – bass guitar, vocals, additional engineering Chris Wilson – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Josée Caron – lead vocals (4), lead guitar (7) Eric Harm – vocals; lead vocals (8) Alex Jones, Danny Miller, Tim Kingsbury – vocals Tad Kubler – electric guitar (1, 10) Michael Carson – piano Jake Clemons – piano (12) Ryan Weisheit – saxophone Howard Bilerman – drum machine, brushed snare
Production Howard Bilerman – producer, mixing, interior photography Shae Brossard – engineer Matthew Barnhart – mastering Nicole Rifkin – artwork Daniel Murphy – interior layout
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