Separately, the four members of The Archive have been at this for a while. They’ve played in countless bands – from indie rock to prog rock, ’60s psychedelia to ’70s punk – played countless shows – from New York’s Irving Plaza to 1,000-seat arenas in Toronto – and toured across the country. And yet it’s only now that they’ve managed to find each other. And things have never sounded better. Combining the raw, rootsy sound of Paul Westerberg and Spoon with the twisted beauty of Sigur Ros and early British shoegaze acts like Ride and Chapterhouse, The Archive draw inspiration from a host of influences on both sides of the Atlantic and both sides of the last decade. Check them out live at Mercury Lounge tonight (02.21). – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).