Archers of Loaf Vee Vee

3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...Weirdo song titles and lyrics stuffed with quips testify to a welcome humor; dissonant guitars lend a wicked edge. And when the Archers settle into full-out rocking--they do so with satisfying savagery..."
8 - Highly Recommended - "...yearning for community, significance, and excitement--slack's opposites....[Their] punk schtick is all over the map, steeped in countrified classic rock and gleeful noise, with Crazy Horse and the Grateful Dead no less equal predecessors than the Dead Boys and the Clash....Never blank, never afraid to bleed."
3 Stars - Good - "...They share with fellow Americans Pavement and Weezer a Generation X torpor emboldened by strangeness, weird melodic ideas and Fall-type obliqueness. The result is rather fetching..."
"...songs have a relaxed feel and vocal style that sometimes seems reminiscent of Pavement with a little bit of Lou Barlow thrown in....also a weird pop/punk sentiment that likes to poke its head out and then mutate into dissonant blends of noise, and...into a plain old-fashioned racket that...parent[s] couldn't help being fully irritated by..."
"[T]hroughout -- even on tamer tracks like indie-rock requiem 'Greatest Of All-Time' -- the band's delivery is tough and raw."
"...this Chapel Hill foursome has actually carved out a unique little niche in postpunk terrain....a pretty amazing band..."
"...loaded with attractive ideas....[The Archers] have a Sonic Youth-like affection for the sound of two guitars out of tune with each other. They're also skilled at twisting noises--feedback, fret buzz, behind-the-nut picking--into undeniable hooks..."