View basket “All the Nation’s Airports” has been added to your basket. Icky Mettle Archers Of Loaf SKU: MRG415LP Barcode: 0673855041513 24.00 £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge Records Released Date: 21st July 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “No single trend in 1990s indie rock can be traced back to Archers of Loaf. They weren’t quite “lo-fi,” they weren’t quite “slackers,” their guitars weren’t quite “noisy” and their drums weren’t quite “mathy.” Eric Bachmann’s vocals were gritty and visceral, but his lyrics were oblique and cerebral. Archers of Loaf thrived on subtle contradictions, on purposeful vagaries, on tentative gestures delivered with utmost conviction. They released increasingly adventurous records for five years, and broke up with minimal drama or fanfare. This perfectly captures the energy of the band’s early days, from their slapdash first singles to the scrappy brilliance of Icky Mettle itself to the more honed recordings that followed. Released on the heels of some well-received singles and a buzzed-about performance at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York, Icky Mettle was a hotly anticipated debut. To say it starts on a strong note would be an understatement; opener “Web in Front” is quite simply among the finest indie rock songs ever written. That a song whose lyrics are all but impossible to parse literally comes off as so immediate and relatable speaks both to Bachmann’s skill with words-as-sounds, and to his bandmates’ ability to put force and nuance behind his voice. Much of the credit here belongs to guitarist Eric Johnson, whose melodic and fluttery guitar parts seem to hammer the very emotional notes that Bachmann’s words intentionally skirt. The second disc compiles the excellent Vs. the Greatest of All Time EP and the early singles that were previously included on the Speed of Cattle compilation. The five songs from Vs. the Greatest of All Time hint at the more spacious and muscular sound that the band would cultivate on their sophomore LP, Vee Vee, while early 7″ versions of “Wrong” and “Web in Front” are disjointed and flaccid previews of their album counterparts. Uncertainty has never sounded so much like a rallying cry” Artist Archers Of Loaf Genre Rock And Pop Label Merge Records Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings Web in Front Last Word Wrong You and Me Might Hate Paste Fat Plumb Line Learo, You're a Hole Sick File Toast Backwash Slow Worm Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Archers Of Loaf and more from Rock And Pop Matt's picks View Product Quick View Archers Of Loaf Reason in Decline Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Merge Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st October 2022 £21.00 - £23.00 Select options Archers Of Loaf Reason in Decline £21.00 - £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st October 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Archers Of Loaf White Trash Heroes Rock And Pop | Merge Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 13th December 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Archers Of Loaf White Trash Heroes £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG445LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View Archers Of Loaf All the Nation’s Airports Rock And Pop | Merge Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 13th December 2019 £13.99 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Archers Of Loaf All the Nation’s Airports £13.99 £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG435LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th December 2019 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Archers Of Loaf Vee Vee Rock And Pop | Merge Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 13th December 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Archers Of Loaf Vee Vee £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG425LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Veruca Salt American Thighs Rock And Pop | Minty Fresh | 180g, 1LP Released 23rd January 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Veruca Salt American Thighs £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Minty Fresh SKU: MF007LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 23rd January 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Red Hot Chili Peppers Woodstock 1994 Rock And Pop | Let Them Eat Vinyl | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 15th January 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Red Hot Chili Peppers Woodstock 1994 £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl SKU: LETV401LP Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 15th January 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Daniel Romano's Outfit Content To Point The Way Rock And Pop | Youve Changed Records | 1LP Released 13th May 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Daniel Romano's Outfit Content To Point The Way £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Youve Changed Records SKU: LPYC002LE Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th May 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch American Landscapes Rock And Pop | Incunabulum Records | 1LP Released 24th March 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch American Landscapes £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Incunabulum Records SKU: INC032LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Marvin Pontiac Greatest Hits Rock And Pop | RSD2018 | 1LP Released 21st April 2018 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Marvin Pontiac Greatest Hits £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: RSD2018 SKU: RSD2018068 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View T. 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