White Trash Heroes

White Trash Heroes
Studio album by
Archers of Loaf
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998
August 7, 2012 (reissue)
Recorded1998
GenreIndie rock
Length41:27
LabelAlias Records (original US release)
Bandai Music (original Japanese Release)
Merge Records (2012 US reissue)
Fire Records (UK) (2012 UK reissue)
Archers of Loaf chronology
Vitus Tinnitus
(1997) 		White Trash Heroes
(1998) 		Seconds Before the Accident
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubA−[6]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[5]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
NME7/10[8]
Pitchfork7.3/10[2] / 8.0/10[3]

White Trash Heroes is the fourth studio album from the indie rock band Archers of Loaf, released in 1998 by Alias Records. In 2012 the album was reissued by Merge Records on two CDs with new, re-imagined art by Casey Burns.[9]

Track listing

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All songs written by Eric Bachmann, Eric Johnson, Matt Gentling and Mark Price.

  1. "Fashion Bleeds" – 3:59
  2. "Dead Red Eyes" – 4:03
  3. "I.N.S." – 2:56
  4. "Perfect Time" – 4:35
  5. "Slick Tricks and Bright Lights" – 5:28
  6. "One Slight Wrong Move" – 3:20
  7. "Banging on a Dead Drum" – 3:12
  8. "Smokers in Love" – 2:40
  9. "After the Last Laugh" – 3:45
  10. "White Trash Heroes" – 7:47

The Japanese release of this album includes the Vitus Tinnitus EP as bonus tracks.

2012 Reissue Bonus CD/downloads

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  1. "Jive Kata" - 3:38
  2. "Fashion Bleeds (4-Track Demo)" – 4:10
  3. "Dead Red Eyes (4-Track Demo)" – 3:51
  4. "Slick Tricks and Bright Lights (4-Track Demo)" – 5:12
  5. "One Slight Wrong Move (4-Track Demo)" – 3:35
  6. "Banging on a Dead Drum (4-Track Demo)" – 2:49
  7. "Smokers in Love (4-Track Demo)" – 2:35
  8. "After the Last Laugh (4-Track Demo)" – 3:46
  9. "White Trash Heroes (4-Track Demo)" – 5:03
  10. "Untitled and Forgotten (4-Track Demo)" - 3:22
  11. "Walk of Shame" - 2:58
  12. "Untitled" - 1:40
  13. "Whooh!" - 3:03

1 is from the band's 1997 fan club 7" single; 11-13 are unreleased B-sides.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ D'Angelo, Peter J. "White Trash Heroes - Archers of Loaf". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  2. ^ DiCrecenzo, Brent (November 1998). "Archers of Loaf: White Trash Heroes". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ^ Thompson, Paul (2012-08-14). "Archers of Loaf: Reissues Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  4. ^ Falcone, Jon (2012-09-20). "Album Review: Archers of Loaf - White Trash Heroes (Deluxe Edition)". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. pp. 9–10. ISBN 9780312245603.
  6. ^ Murray, Noel (2012-08-07). "Archers of Loaf: All the Nations Airports and White Trash Heroes". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 24. ISBN 9780743201698.
  8. ^ "White Trash Heroes". NME.
  9. ^ "Archers Of Loaf – White Trash Heroes". Discogs. 2014.


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