After more than ten years of grinding it out on the road, Madison, Wisconsin trio Archers are finally giving us their debut album. I Was Here, I Can Prove It. arrives February 26 via Fearless Records, eleven tracks shaped by everything they have lived through to get here.
The band is Nathanael Pulley on vocals, Ben Koehler on guitars, and Grayson Mesarosh on bass. They started with little more than a vision and a dream in the Midwest, winning over one fan and one city at a time, and you can hear every mile of it in this record.
We caught them back in 2024 when they opened for Asking Alexandria at the Fillmore, and they delivered a purely electrifying set. We cannot wait to hear this new music live and catch them at some upcoming shows.
They are celebrating the announcement with the video for new single “Burning Low,” and it is straight fire. A riff fest capped off by Pulley’s soulful and emotive vocals, with crisp and punchy riffs and more hooks than a coat closet. The lyrics look back on that last decade of living on the road, a band that earned its stripes and paid its dues.
The band says:
“Burning Low is about the struggle of burning the candle from both ends and asks the question what happens when the ends finally meet.”
Check out the video here:
And on the album as a whole:
“I Was Here, I Can Prove It. is a culmination of all the thoughts and feelings we’ve experienced over the last decade of touring. This is everything we’ve been wanting to say for so long. The long days living on the road, being away from home and the constant self-doubt that make you question if it was all worth it. Ultimately realizing that we wouldn’t trade this life for the world. This record serves to be our flag in the sand that announces to the world that we existed and that we were here and that we gave it our all in the time we have.”
The record deals in dreams and desires, perseverance and fortitude, but loneliness and hopelessness too. It is the story of striving to do something with your life and leave your mark long after you are gone, delivered through juggernaut riffing, Richter scale breakdowns, skyscraper melodies, and skittish electronics. Pulley sums up who the record is for:
“for everyone who’s ever felt stuck, anyone who has ever felt lost, anyone who has ever felt that there hasn’t been meaning to their life.”
Tracklist:
- Holding Pattern
- The Dirt
- Lying To Myself (feat. Arankai)
- Burning Low
- All In My Head
- Say So
- Maneater
- Get Paid
- At The Bottom
- I Want To Say I Lived
- Is This The End
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Information & Links:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchersOfficial
- Website: https://www.archersband.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archersus
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- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@archersband
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