Revered rock institution Titus Andronicus have announced the long-awaited release of their seventh studio album, The Will to Live, in stores on Friday, September 30. Produced by Titus Andronicus singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles and award-winning Canadian producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, The Whole Nine Yards) at the latter’s hotel2tango recording studio in Montreal, The Will to Live is heralded by today’s premiere of the stirring first single, “(I’m) Screwed”; listen and share now wherever you stream music. In addition, the track's official music video from director Ray Concepcion finds the band performing on a flatbed truck during the Independence Day Parade in the band's hometown of Glen Rock, NJ; watch it below. Pre-order The Will to Live—which features gorgeous triple-gatefold artwork by illustrious illustrator Nicole Rifkin—in the Merge store on silver & black double Peak Vinyl, 2-LP, and CD today.

Stickles elaborates on the single: “In '(I'm) Screwed,' we are introduced to the narrator of The Will to Live at the moment he realizes the walls are closing in. Be it real or imagined, he feels the pressure building on all sides, a feeling to which many of us can relate, I imagine. His faith and fortitude are tested like never before, and the narrative of the album will reveal whether that pressure crushes him or produces a diamond.”

Titus Andronicus will celebrate The Will to Live with the first leg of their 2022–23 world tour, beginning with The Will to Live record release show September 30 at Cat's Cradle Back Room in Carrboro, NC. For complete details and ticket information, please visit titusandronicus.net/tour. 

Titus Andronicus on tour:
Sept 24 Atlantic City, NJ – Frantic City Festival
Sept 30 Carrboro, NC – Cat's Cradle
Oct 01 Columbia, SC – Jam Room Festival
Oct 03 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Oct 04 Nashville, TN – DRKMTTR
Oct 05 Oxford, MS – Proud Larry's
Oct 06 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jack's
Oct 08 Austin, TX – Far Out
Oct 09 Dallas, TX – Deep Ellum Art Co.
Oct 10 Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard
Oct 12 Fayetteville, AR – George's Majestic Lounge
Oct 13 St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
Oct 14 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
Oct 15 Cleveland, OH – Mahall's
Oct 16 Toronto, ON – Lee's Palace
Oct 17 Ottawa, ON – SAW
Oct 18 Montreal, QC – L'Esco
Oct 21 Woodstock, NY – Colony Cafe
Oct 22 Holyoke, MA – Race Street Live
Oct 25 Portland, ME – Space
Oct 26 Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace
Oct 27 Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom