[8][9] During that time, he also worked with Gary Lightbody in The Reindeer Section alongside members of Belle & Sebastian, Idlewild, Arab Strap, Mogwai, Alfie, and Teenage Fanclub.

[8][10] In 2004, he returned to his solo career, releasing the album Flood the Tanks with PIAS Recordings, and Magnetic North in 2006, co-produced with David Kosten (Bat for Lashes, Everything Everything).

[2] Archer became a member of Tired Pony in 2009, a band comprising Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), Peter Buck (R.E.M.

), Scott McCaughey (Young Flesh Fellows and Minus 5), Richard Colburn (Belle and Sebastian), Jacknife Lee and Troy Stewart.

[4] The two worked together again in 2014 when Archer played guitar on Bugg's Messed Up Kids EP on "The Odds" alongside drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers).

[17][18] In 2019, Archer returned to performing with Snow Patrol, standing in for Nathan Connolly due to a severe hand injury.