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YouвЂ™re not avid readers of your own press then? Although when we played Reading Festival there was this NME thing that said вЂArchers of Loaf вЂ“ baguette a lifeвЂ™ which I thought was hilarious.вЂќ I usually disagree with people when they write about my music. There was a Guardian article last summer than referred to you and Suede as вЂњthe hype bands of 1993вЂќ.Д®ric: вЂњMmm. ThatвЂ™s a different world.вЂќДo you think your own songs like вЂPlumblineвЂ™ (вЂњSheвЂ™s an indie rocker / NothingвЂ™s gonna stop her / Her fashion fitsвЂќ) acquire any new meaning with that context?Д®ric: вЂњI donвЂ™t think it takes on anything I didnвЂ™t mean thenвЂ¦ I donвЂ™t get mad at indie rock any more either though.вЂќ So how does he feel about it now?Д®ric: вЂњIndie rock changed immensely when bands like Bright Eyes started selling 200,000-250,000 records. ItвЂ™s difficult to argue that, even with the term embedded in popular culture for a quarter of a century, the term is redolent of little more than boys with guitars who donвЂ™t play metal, punk or classic rock. One thing that ticked off Eric Bachmann throughout the 90s was the phrase вЂindie rockвЂ™. Well, surely at this stage, you no longer have to prove anything. This has been one of the best years of my life, just because itвЂ™s so invigorating and affirming.вЂќ вЂњI just wanna make sure people who come to see us have a good time. вЂњWe missed the hell out of hanging out with each other and playing music, you know?вЂќ explains Mark. The pair dismiss notions that their reunion was inspired by the latent success of acts like Pavement or Dinosaur Jr, with Eric concerned it would have been вЂњtoo obviousвЂќ. That tallies up with your admission that you missed the physicality of playing with Archers.Д®ric: вЂњOur music is not intended to be smart. No-one wants to be the Stones, right?Д®ric: вЂњHey, I like the Stones! But they donвЂ™t play вЂAudiowhoreвЂ™.вЂќ Mark: вЂњEric made the point that we canвЂ™t do this when weвЂ™re fifty.вЂќД®ric: вЂњWe might be able to, but you risk looking like a jackass.вЂќ вЂњI donвЂ™t think it had even entered the scope of possibility until Merge decided to reissue the records,вЂќ Eric muses.

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This is a pretty stark contrast to his Eric, who is polite and funny, but occasionally gives the impression of a man who has been snarky all his life and doesnвЂ™t know how to turn it off. MarkвЂ™s thoroughly endearing persona is warm, forthcoming and visibly excited to be back on the road. вЂњI told the guys I wanted to do it,вЂќ grins Mark with the giddy delight of someone who loves telling this story, вЂњBut only under any circumstances.вЂќ As your humble correspondent spends some time in the company of Bachmann and drummer Mark Price, one question springs swiftly to mind: why come back?

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Before too long a full US tour was announced, alongside plans for Merge to reissue their back catalogue. The ensuing internet buzz reached fever pitch. In 1998, with all four members exhausted and drummer Mark suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, they agreed to call it quits.ДЇast-forward to January 15th 2011 at Chapel HillвЂ™s CatвЂ™s Cradle club, where unsuspecting fans of local heroes The Love Language were treated to a surprise Archers reunion set. A switch to major label territory followed in 1996, but the band failed to make the transition from rabidly-received underground heroes to genuine commercial concern. The tunes ainвЂ™t bad either вЂ“ their most enduring song вЂWeb In FrontвЂ™ ensured that ArchersвЂ™ entry in the alternative rock songbook would be bookmarked with at least one classic. Two guitars scream and squall wildly at every turn, occasionally careering into each other with thrillingly destructive results, while raw-throated hollers pepper the chaos with knowing venom.

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This is far outweighed by the albumвЂ™s plus points, however: EricвЂ™s knack for a concise, caustic sentiment meshes perfectly with the almost-overpowering volume of the band. In 1993 they released their debut full-length вЂIcky MettleвЂ™ вЂ“ a вЂњtantrum set to musicвЂќ as self-styled вЂdean of American rock criticsвЂ™ Robert Christgau put it, and indeed the album often comes across as one big whine, echoing the faux-nihilistic irony and navel-gazing angst that engulfed Generation X. Suddenly, the ice cracks and he breaks my gaze, grinning to himself.Д®ric Bachmann doesnвЂ™t like to give much away.ДЄrchers of Loaf were amongst the cavalcade of bands that appeared on the early 90s college circuit in the wake of grungeвЂ™s burgeoning popularity. вЂњBlack,вЂќ he eventually replies, with as much disdain as can feasibly be fit into one syllable. He fixes me with a steely, disdainful glare and leaves my ill-judged enquiry to prop up the tension. He and his band have been stuck on the M5 all afternoon, and from the moment we meet, itвЂ™s clear that incremental boredom is yet to disperse. In retrospect it was a mistake to ask Eric Bachmann his favourite colour.

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