Titus Andronicus return with cover of Cock Sparrer’s ‘We’re Coming Back’

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Titus Andronicus have made their return with a cover of Cock Sparrer’s ‘We’re Coming Back’ – listen to it below.The New Jersey indie rockers have been quiet for the past three years.

Their last release was sixth studio album ‘An Obelisk’, released in June 2019 via Merge Records.Using Cock Sparrer’s 1982 anthem to announce their return, frontman Patrick Stickles said of their decision to cover the track: “All I can tell you right now is that Cock Sparrer gave us the most open-hearted and uplifting song in all of British punk’s second wave, perhaps even of any wave, foreign or domestic.“I have wept to this song many times over the years, and it is a joy to share our version with the world, especially since it afforded me the opportunity to work once again with the inimitable Ray Concepcion.”The band’s cover comes alongside a thrill ride music video directed by multidisciplinary filmmaker Ray Concepcion.

In the clip, Stickles is seen training for what’s described in a press release as “the fight of his life”. It’s not exactly known what he’s training for and a dizzying sequence of logistical missions further deepens the mystery.“I do not claim to be any kind of athlete and after three intense days of shooting this video, I have been, and continue to be, more sore than ever before,” Stickles said. “It’s rough getting old, but I have never shied from suffering for my art, nor do I intend to pursue a path of such cowardice in the future.”Watch the video for Titus Andronicus’ cover of ‘We’re Coming Back’ below:While the band have not shared exactly what the future holds for the band, Stickles said the clue is “right there in the title” of their new cover. “There’s nothing more to say… we’re coming back.”Last year Stickles paid.