Reason in Decline explained

Reason in Decline
Type:Studio album
Artist:Archers of Loaf
Cover:Reason in Decline Archers of Loaf album cover.png
Released:October 21, 2022
Studio:Drop of Sun Studios (Asheville, North Carolina)
Genre:Indie rock
Length:35:17
Label:Merge[1]
Prev Title:Curse of the Loaf
Prev Year:2015

Reason in Decline is an album by the American band Archers of Loaf, released in 2022.[2] [3] It was their first album in 24 years.[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5] The first single was "In the Surface Noise".[6]

Production

Eric Bachmann wrote many of the songs during the COVID lockdown.[7] "Screaming Undercover" criticizes capitalism.[8] "Aimee" is a tribute to a longtime relationship.

Critical reception

Pitchfork noted that "longtime fans may balk at how clean this record sounds, how guitars that once seemed to shed sparks as they ground against one another now lock into recognizable harmonies." The Tallahassee Democrat wrote that "Human" "stomps like the Loaf of old, with Bachmann's weathered baritone lifting if out of the mosh pit."[9] The Chicago Reader opined that Reason in Decline feels "like the perfect progression from (and a de facto companion piece to) the matured songwriting on White Trash Heroes."[10] AllMusic deemed the album "a brave, compelling, and surprisingly moving set of songs." Record Collector called it "twin-guitar-squealing, drum-thumping rock."

Personnel

Archers of Loaf

Additional musicians

Technical

Art and design

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gomez . Jade . Archers of Loaf Announce New Album Reason in Decline . Paste . 18 February 2023.
  2. News: Horn . Olivia . Music . The New York Times . 2 Dec 2022 . C2.
  3. Gross . Joe . Nineties Indie Greats Archers of Loaf Are Back with the Excellent 'Reason In Decline' . Rolling Stone . 20 October 2022 . 18 February 2023.
  4. News: Graff . Gary . Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' tops this weeks new music releases list . The Plain Dealer . October 21, 2022 . C3.
  5. Web site: Archers of Loaf Biography by Mark Deming . AllMusic . 18 February 2023.
  6. Web site: Rettig . James . Archers of Loaf Announce First New Album in 24 Years . Stereogum . 13 July 2022 . 18 February 2023.
  7. News: Zaillian . Charlie . Indie-Rock Torchbearers Archers of Loaf Recalibrate the Chapel Hill Sound for Modern Times . Nashville Scene . January 11, 2023 . Features.
  8. Cameron . Keith . Albums . Mojo . January 2023 . 350 . 86.
  9. News: Schardl . Kati . The best music of: A fan spins a twangy Top 30 list . Tallahassee Democrat . 1 Jan 2023 . C1.
  10. Web site: Cohan . Brad . Indie-rock legends Archers of Loaf write their comeback story with Reason in Decline . Chicago Reader . 10 January 2023 . 18 February 2023.

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