Vee Vee

Vee Vee
Studio album by Archers of Loaf
Released March 1995
Recorded Chicago, Illinois in August 1994
Genre Indie rock
Length 40:04
Label Alias Records
Producer Archers of Loaf, Bob Weston
Archers of Loaf chronology
Vs The Greatest Of All Time
(1994)Vs The Greatest Of All Time 1994		 Vee Vee
(1995)		 All the Nations Airports
(1996)All the Nations Airports 1996

Vee Vee is the second studio album by the American indie rock band Archers of Loaf, released in March 1995 by Alias Records. The album received very positive reviews from critics.

Recording and release

Vee Vee was recorded in Chicago, Illinois in August 1994 and produced by the band and Bob Weston.[1] It was released in March 1995 by the independent record label Alias Records.[2] A 2-disc reissue of the album, containing several rarities, demos, and B-sides, was released on February 21, 2012 by Merge Records.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA[4]
Spin8/10[5]
2012 Deluxe Reissue
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound8/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Pitchfork8.4/10[8]
Consequence of SoundA[9]

Vee Vee received very positive reviews from critics. Writing for Spin, Natasha Stovall praised Eric Bachmann's honest singing, stating that his "hoary, nasal desperation embodies Vee Vee's sublte mix of motivations."[5] In a retrospective review, Gregory Heaney of AllMusic said that the album "found Archers of Loaf proving time and time again that what really matters in music is heart, sweat, and grit, and that if you have those on your side, everything else just kind of falls into place."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Archers of Loaf, except where noted.

  1. "Step into the Light" (Mark Griffiths) – 4:22
  2. "Harnessed in Slums" – 3:16
  3. "Nevermind the Enemy" – 2:31
  4. "Greatest of All Time" – 3:51
  5. "Underdogs of Nipomo" – 3:31
  6. "Floating Friends" – 3:48
  7. "1985" – 0:52
  8. "Fabricoh" – 3:05
  9. "Nostalgia" – 1:18
  10. "Let the Loser Melt" – 3:32
  11. "Death in the Park" – 3:30
  12. "The Worst Has Yet to Come" – 2:50
  13. "Underachievers March and Fight Song" – 3:03

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Vee Vee (CD booklet). Archers of Loaf. Alias Records. 1995. A-064.
  2. 1 2 3 Gregory Heaney. "Vee Vee". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. ↑ Michael Roffman (2011-12-02). "Archers of Loaf reissue sophomore album, Vee Vee". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. ↑ Robert Christgau. "Archers of Loaf". Robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  5. 1 2 Natasha Stovall (April 1995). "Vee Vee". Spin. 11 (1): 197. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  6. ↑ Pott-Negrine, David (16 March 2012). "Vee Vee (Deluxe Edition)". Drowned in Sound.
  7. ↑ Murphy, John L. (23 February 2012). "Vee Vee Review". PopMatters.
  8. ↑ Andrew Gaerig (2012-02-29). "Vee Vee (Remastered)". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  9. ↑ Caffrey, Dan (24 February 2012). "Archers of Loaf – Vee Vee [Reissue]". Consequence of Sound.
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