ARCHERS OF LOAF - Reasons In Decline - LP - Black Vinyl

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Label: Merge Records SKU: 21711 Catalogue ID: MRG795LP Format: Vinyl
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ARCHERS OF LOAF - Reasons In Decline - LP - Black Vinyl

ARCHERS OF LOAF - Reasons In Decline - LP - Black Vinyl

€25.99 €15.99

 

LP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl.

As sculpted shards of guitar tumbling, tolling, squalling shower the jittery bounce of a piano on opener “Human,” it’s obvious that Reason in Decline, Archers of Loaf’s first album in 24 years, is more than a nostalgic, low-impact reboot. When they emerged from North Carolina’s ’90s indie-punk incubator, the Archers’ hurtling, sly, gloriously dissonant roar was a mythologized touchstone of slacker-era refusal. But this, the distilled shudder of “Human” (as in “It’s hard to be human / When only death can set you free”), is an entirely different noise. In fact, it’s a startling revelation.

In short, this is not your father’s Archers of Loaf, even if you’re a father now who was a fan then. (If that’s the case, congrats on surviving the Plague and getting to hear this fearlessly poignant record, you alt-geezer!) Otherwise, thank your youthful fucking lucky stars, kids! Enjoy Reason in Decline with fresh ears and do as the Archers have been doing: Stay humble, stay informed, express yourself creatively, and try not to lose your goddamned mind while the polar ice caps melt. Peace.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Human
2. Saturation And Light
3. Screaming Undercover
4. Mama Was A War Profiteer
5. Aimee

Side B
1. In The Surface Noise
2. Breaking Even
3. Misinformation Age
4. The Moment You End
5. War Is Wide Open