Titus Andronicus: 'Well, we do try to get the kids excited'

Literate lyrics and a rabble-rousing reputation as a live act is a rare combination – but the historic anthems of New Jersey's Titus Andronicus knock Hermione Hoby sidewaysIt's late on a Thursday night in Brooklyn and a crowd of leather-jacketed young guys are packed into a sweaty basement bar. They're standing very still and looking towards the empty stage with quiet eagerness. Occasionally, one turns to my friend and me and asks us softly if, uh, we're going to, like, be OK? Their concern is...

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