{"product_id":"archers-of-loaf-reason-in-decline-lp","title":"Archers Of Loaf - Reason In Decline - LP","description":"1 LP - Merge Peak indie store \u003cspan style=\"color: #f128e5;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e vinyl \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs 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, will be 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric Bachmann and Eric Johnson, once headstrong smartasses inciting a series of artful pileups on the band's four studio albums and EP, are now a fluidly complementary, sonically advanced unit. Notably, Johnson's signature trebly lines peal clearly above the din instead of struggling to be heard. Second, singer-songwriter Bachmann, after throat surgery, relearned how to sing (this time from his diaphragm); as a result, he no longer howls like the angriest head cold on the Eastern Seaboard. And now, his lyrics balance righteous wrath with a complex tangle of adult perspective. In short, this is not your father's Archers of Loaf, even if you're a father now who was a fan then.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Encore Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58218463920511,"sku":"MRB","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0525\/5551\/files\/700091_mrg795s_b1b4eeb0-6a1a-4ab2-b1db-15723643206d.jpg?v=1787207530","url":"https:\/\/thevinyltable.com\/products\/archers-of-loaf-reason-in-decline-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}