Vee Vee

Vee Vee was recorded in Chicago, Illinois, in August 1994 and produced by the band and Bob Weston. It was released in March 1995 by the independent record label Alias Records. "Harnessed in Slums" was released as the album's single, and it got considerable airplay on college and alternative rock radio stations.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT45 |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |last=Buckley |first=Peter |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=9781843531050 |pages=38 |language=en}} A 2-disc reissue of the album, containing several rarities, demos, and B-sides, was released on February 21, 2012, by Merge Records.

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Vee Vee received very positive reviews from critics. Writing for Spin, Natasha Stovall praised Eric Bachmann's honest singing, stating that his "hoary, nasal desperation embodies Vee Vee{{'}}s subtle mix of motivations." In a retrospective review, Gregory Heaney of AllMusic said that the album "found Archers of Loaf proving time and time again that what really matters in music is heart, sweat, and grit, and that if you have those on your side, everything else just kind of falls into place."

All songs written by Archers of Loaf, except where noted.

1. "Step into the Light" (Mark Griffiths) – 4:22
2. "Harnessed in Slums" – 3:16
3. "Nevermind the Enemy" – 2:31
4. "Greatest of All Time" – 3:51
5. "Underdogs of Nipomo" – 3:31
6. "Floating Friends" – 3:48
7. "1985" – 0:52
8. "Fabricoh" – 3:05
9. "Nostalgia" – 1:18
10. "Let the Loser Melt" – 3:32
11. "Death in the Park" – 3:30
12. "The Worst Has Yet to Come" – 2:50
13. "Underachievers March and Fight Song" – 3:03
14. "Freezing Point" — 2:36 (Japanese bonus track)

• Eric Bachmann – vocals, guitar
• Matt Gentling – bass
• Eric Johnson – guitar
• Mark Price – drums
• Bob Weston – engineer

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{{cite AV media notes |title=Vee Vee |others=Archers of Loaf |year=1995 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Alias Records |id=A-064}}

{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2011/12/archers-of-loaf-reissue-sophomore-album-vee-vee/ |title=Archers of Loaf reissue sophomore album, Vee Vee |work=Consequence of Sound |last=Roffman |first=Michael |date=December 2, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055838/https://consequence.net/2011/12/archers-of-loaf-reissue-sophomore-album-vee-vee/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vee-vee-mw0000126385 |title=Vee Vee – Archers of Loaf |publisher=AllMusic |last=Heaney |first=Gregory |access-date=July 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703070932/http://www.allmusic.com/album/vee-vee-mw0000126385 |archive-date=July 3, 2016 |url-status=live}}

{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16333-vee-vee/ |title=Archers of Loaf: Vee Vee (Remastered) |work=Pitchfork |last=Gaerig |first=Andrew |date=February 29, 2012 |access-date=July 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109235915/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16333-vee-vee |archive-date=January 9, 2014 |url-status=live}}

{{cite news |url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/134217-archers-of-loaf-vee-vee-deluxe-remaster/ |title=Archers of Loaf {{!}} Vee Vee [Deluxe Remaster] |work=The Boston Phoenix |last=Weiss |first=Dan |date=February 21, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218100501/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/134217-archers-of-loaf-vee-vee-deluxe-remaster/ |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |url-status=dead}}

{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/03/16/archers-of-loafvee-vee-alias-starstarstarsinging-like/ |title=Archers of Loaf: Vee Vee (Alias) |work=Chicago Tribune |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |date=March 16, 1995 |access-date=December 20, 2017}}

{{cite book |chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=145 |chapter=Archers of Loaf: Vee Vee |access-date=November 11, 2018 |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |title-link=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |year=2000 |isbn=0-312-24560-2}}

{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2012/02/album-review-archers-of-loaf-vee-vee-reissue/ |title=Album Review: Archers of Loaf – Vee Vee [Reissue] |work=Consequence of Sound |last=Caffrey |first=Dan |date=February 24, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430071631/https://consequence.net/2012/02/album-review-archers-of-loaf-vee-vee-reissue/ |archive-date=April 30, 2012 |url-status=dead}}

{{cite magazine |title=Archers of Loaf: Vee Vee |magazine=Q |date=May 1995 |page=99 |issue=104}}

{{cite magazine |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/vee-vee |title=Archers Of Loaf – Vee Vee |magazine=Record Collector |last=Pearlman |first=Mischa |date=May 2012 |issue=401 |access-date=November 11, 2018}}

{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/archersofloaf/albums/album/136572/review/5945941/vee_vee |title=Archers of Loaf: Vee Vee |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Evans |first=Paul |date=March 23, 1995 |access-date=November 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070518205122/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/archersofloaf/albums/album/136572/review/5945941/vee_vee |archive-date=May 18, 2007 |url-status=dead}}

{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=495Bl1_hMr8C&pg=PA197 |title=Archers of Loaf: Vee Vee |magazine=Spin |last=Stovall |first=Natasha |date=April 1995 |page=197 |volume=11 |issue=1 |access-date=July 14, 2016}}

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