View basket “Birdbrain” 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 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