Archers of Loaf have been talking about a new album for a few years now, and they've finally put their money where their mouth is. Reason in Decline, their first long-player since 1998's White Trash Heroes, will be out October 21 via Merge. (Preorder the swirled Peak Vinyl edition.) “What I really think about going back to the Archers and doing a new record is that the three other members of this band are awesome," says frontman Eric Bachmann. "It’s not about responding to the past or whatever our bullshit legacy is. I just wanted to work with these guys because I knew the chemistry we had and that we still have. I knew that was rare.”
The first single off the album is the fiery, anthemic "In The Surface Noise." Bachmann says, “we didn’t intend for this song to be political and it was written through a personal lens but as sometimes happens the lyrics (‘what’s more for them ain’t less for you’) ended up being more universal.” Watch the video and check out the album art and tracklist below.