Indie/alt rockers Archers of Loaf formed in Chapel Hill in 1991. They put our four studio albums between 1993 and 1998, before breaking up (and then reuniting decades later, putting out another album in 2002).
They're probably best known for their 1993 song "Web in Front," which was both released as a single and as a track on their debut album, Icky Mettle. It's a catchy alt rock song that was featured both in an episode of Beavis and Butthead and in one of my favorite movies of all-time, Mallrats. It's pure early '90s alternative with some new wave influences, and there's a smidgen of pop punk foreshadowing under all the '90s angst. The song didn't chart on any of the Billboard charts, but the video got decent play on MTV. Since its release, the song has been well regarded. In its 2010 list of the 200 best songs from the '90s, Pitchfork ranked "Web in Front" #77.
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