Archers of Loaf Live Review & on Fallon

LIVE REVIEW: Such a great performance the Archers of Loaf put on the other night at Webster Hall. This band created a indie rock time capsule way back in 1990’s and then proceeded to back it up with one amazing record after the next until they decided to fold-up shop.

So here they are repeating what seems to be like a great re-start and a chance of being a real working band again! Thanks goodness they are back in favor with Merge Records and it doesn’t hurt either having Bob Weston re-master Ickey Mettle — which you can pre-order now. Beats living in a van Mr. Eric Backman. If you had to explain what the hell indie rok was to an alien or to people in the future all you’d have to do is point them to the music on Icky Mettle. Trust me. I loved Crooked Fingers when it was good and when you fiddled solo on stage at Brownies with a bunch of guitar effects or invited the whole world onstage but AOL is like an old girlfriend that’s good in the sack and your’re glad she has come back to give you some lovin’. Lets hope they stick around to make some new music – hell I’d settle for some well chosen covers because I’m not going to find a beach band who could capitalize on it (Fantasy scene …and now some bands interpreting their favorite songs as covered by AOL…). So 2 encores and just about all the hits you could get drunk on is not too band — (See set-list below) only these guys can play their music. One of the down-falls any band that plays out constantly is road-burn and the sets and music literally slow down to a boring crawl. Bands these days just can’t just take-off to Jamaica or France to recharge like the Stones used to do so no surprise it happened to AOL I’m guessing. This set had a great rhythmic sense of high-points to it and didn’t fall into their previous downer neutral modes. So totally uplifting to see a revitalized energy put towards their amazing landscape and catalog of music. So in future ignore management, make the wife’s happy and focus on the fans. Because the fans will be happy so long as they have cold beer and this music to sing along with. Thanks Guys maybe I see you in Philly!

Awesome AOL Photo by Metro Mix

Here’s the set list from Sunday night’s show. (WHO HAS THE BOOTLEG?):
Strangled by the Stereo Wire
Wrong
Plumb Line
Nostalgia
1985
Fabricoh
Dead Red Eyes
Let the Loser Melt
You and Me
Might
Revenge MP3 from The Speed of Cattle
Smokin’ Pot in the Hot City
Greatest of All Time
Lowest Part Is Free
Freezing Point MP3 from The Speed of Cattle
What Did You Expect MP3 from The Speed of Cattle
Web in Front
Slow Worm

Encore 1:
Step Into the Light
Audiowhore
Harnessed In Slums MP3 from Vee Vee
All Hail the Black Market

Encore 2:
Scenic Pastures
Form and File

Hand stitched related articles:
The initial Archers of Loaf re-union videos at the Cat’s Cradle
Editorial: About that Indie Rock Documentary you wanted to make –What is Indie Rock anyway?
PS BIG SLOPPY DRUNK THANK YOU TO MORGAN CHEN AKA MONSIEUR McFARTBAG FOR THE PIC OF MARQUEE AND BASSPLAYER.