Song of the Day: Yuck - Get Away

I've only had the chance to really dig into two 2011 albums so far - Smith Westerns' Dye It Blonde and Yuck's Yuck, and I'm pretty excited that I'll be seeing both bands on the same bill next week at the Echo. Yuck's album reminds me a little of Archers of Loaf, Dinosaur Jr and other mid '90s bands, mainly due to the guitar sound and vocal effects of songs like "Get Away."

Song of the Day: Archers of Loaf - Wrong

Archers of Loaf are one of my favorite '90s bands, and hearing their songs instantly takes me back to my college days.  They were a Chapel Hill band, and I was at UNC around the time they were at their peak.  Not only that, I interned for their management company for about a year - licking envelopes, keeping up the mailing list, that kind of stuff.  I wish I had better stories from that experience, but I never got to meet the band or have crazy adventures.  But the guys I worked for were cool, I got a bunch of free CDs (unfortunately I wasn't into vinyl at the time - I bet I missed out on some good schwag) and I got to see the band a few times. 

It's really difficult to pick a favorite song, so I'll go with the first Archers song I heard - "Wrong."  This song has everything that makes the band great - Sonic Youth-like guitars and feedback, great melody and Eric Bachmann's singular voice.