Arches of Loaf – announce London date / album out Decembe
aaamusic | On 23, Oct 2011
‘Icky Mettle’ (deluxe edition) remastered and reissued
on Fire Records on 5th December 2011
Fire Records will reissue all four Archers of Loaf studio albums, starting with their acclaimed 1993 debut album ‘Icky Mettle’. Re-mastered by Bob Weston and featuring new liner notes by Robert Christgau, Icky Mettle will come with bonus material (packaged as a second disc with CD, and double LP) including the entire Archers of Loaf vs. The Greatest of All Time EP as well as singles and b-sides from the Icky Mettle era. This special ‘Deluxe Edition’ will be available on 2xCD, 2xvinyl and digital download.
‘What Did You Expect?’ http://t.co/NP18MmG
‘Web In Front’ http://t.co/tkJ9hbL
With the recent resurgence of lo-fi-Indie-watchimacallit bands, it has never been so relevant to unearth these early recordings from Archers of Loaf, who embraced similar do-it-yourself ethics to such astounding effect. The track “Web in Front” earned the band a spot on the ‘Pitchfork 500’, a list which compiles the website’s favourite songs from 1977 to 2006 and whose recent review awarded ‘Icky Mettle (Deluxe Edition)’ with best new reissue and an unprecedented 9 out of 10.
The foursome are scheduled to appear at ATP’s ‘Nightmare before Christmas’ show in Minehead, UK after their current US tour.
Tracklistings:
Icky Mettle
1. Web in Front 2:04
2. Last Word 3:36
3. Wrong 3:41
4. You and Me 3:10
5. Might 2:05
6. Hate Paste 2:46
7. Fat 1:18
8. Plumb Line 2:04
9. Learo, You’re a Hole 3:50
10. Sick File 1:43
11. Toast 4:37
12. Backwash 3:26
13. Slow Worm 3:33
Icky Mettle Bonus Material
1. Audiowhore (Vs. The Greatest of All Time)
2. Lowest Part Is Free! (Vs. The Greatest of All Time)
3. Freezing Point (Vs. The Greatest of All Time)
4. Revenge (Vs. The Greatest of All Time)
5. All Hail The Black Market (VsTheGreatest of AllTime)
6. Wrong (7″ Version)
7. South Carolina (7″ Version)
8. Web In Front (7″ Version)
9. Bathroom (7″ Version)
10. Tatyana ( 7″ Version)
11. What Did You Expect? (7″ Version)
12. Ethel Merman (7″ Version)
13. Quinn Beast (7″ Version)
14. Powerwalker (A Day in the Park compilation)
