White Trash Heroes is the fourth

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from the

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band

Archers of Loaf Archers of Loaf is an American indie rock band originally formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1991. The group toured extensively and released four studio albums, one compilation, numerous singles and EPs, and a live album which was release ...

, released in 1998 by

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. In 2012 the album was reissued by

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on two CDs with new, re-imagined art by Casey Burns.

Track listing

All songs written by Eric Bachmann, Eric Johnson, Matt Gentling and Mark Price. # "Fashion Bleeds" – 3:59 # "Dead Red Eyes" – 4:03 # "I.N.S." – 2:56 # "Perfect Time" – 4:35 # "Slick Tricks and Bright Lights" – 5:28 # "One Slight Wrong Move" – 3:20 # "Banging on a Dead Drum" – 3:12 # "Smokers in Love" – 2:40 # "After the Last Laugh" – 3:45 # "White Trash Heroes" – 7:47

2012 Reissue Bonus CD/downloads

# "Jive Kata" - 3:38 # "Fashion Bleeds (4-Track Demo)" – 4:10 # "Dead Red Eyes (4-Track Demo)" – 3:51 # "Slick Tricks and Bright Lights (4-Track Demo)" – 5:12 # "One Slight Wrong Move (4-Track Demo)" – 3:35 # "Banging on a Dead Drum (4-Track Demo)" – 2:49 # "Smokers in Love (4-Track Demo)" – 2:35 # "After the Last Laugh (4-Track Demo)" – 3:46 # "White Trash Heroes (4-Track Demo)" – 5:03 # "Untitled and Forgotten (4-Track Demo)" - 3:22 # "Walk of Shame" - 2:58 # "Untitled" - 1:40 # "Whooh!" - 3:03 1 is from the band's 1997 fan club 7" single; 11-13 are unreleased B-sides.

Personnel

Eric Bachmann Eric Bachmann is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He rose to prominence as the frontman of Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers. Originally a saxophone major at Appalachian State University, Bachmann’s music is disti ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Matt Gentling -

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*Eric Johnson - guitar *Mark Price -

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References

{{Authority control Archers of Loaf albums 1998 albums Alias Records albums Merge Records albums Fire Records (UK) albums