Red Devil Dawn is the third full-length from Crooked Fingers, and the first to be released on Merge Records. Crooked Fingers is the latest project from one of the rock underground's most enigmatic songwriters, Eric Bachmann. Eric got his first bit of recognition as the front man for the Archers Of Loaf, one of the most popular and critically lauded bands of the mid-to-late '90s underground scene. With the release of Red Devil Dawn, we witness the continued growth of Bachmann as a singular arti   [ read more ]

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You may remember Eric Bachmann, either from his recent days with the seminal indie-rock band Archers of Loaf, or from his solo soundscape outings as the neoclassical Barry Black. Either way, Eric Bachmann is an artist who's constantly pushing the envelope of modern music. His latest project, Crooked Fingers, is no exception, as Bachmann blends a mix of drunken beer hall rants (a la the Pogues) with poignant songs in the vein of Nick Drake or Leonard Cohen. His lyrics continue to invoke the dark imagery whic   [ read more ]

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One-time ARCHER OF LOAF, Eric Bachmann continues his slow crawl through the ashes of last year's Crooked Fingers debut LP with "Bring On The Snakes." Ambient loops, microphone percussion, and stark, haunting vocals fill this, his most complex and listenable effort to date.

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A five-song EP which collects some of the band's favorite covers which they have been playing for the past couple of years on tour. This also marks the first release on the Merge record label. Track listing: Sunday Morning Coming Down (Kris Kristofferson) Solitary Man (Neil Diamond) When You Were Mine (Prince) The River (Bruce Springsteen) Under Pressure (Queen w/ Bowie)

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Crooked Fingers' fifth LP, titled Forfeit / Fortune, was produced by Mark Nevers (Andrew Bird, Lambchop, Silver Jews), Alex McManus (The Bruces, Bright Eyes) and Eric Bachmann in Nashville, Denver, and Tucson this past spring, Forfeit / Fortune will be their first release since 2005's Dignity and Shame (Merge). Forfeit / Fortune features the fullest and most eclectic orchestration on a Crooked Fingers release to date, kicking off with the horn-heavy "What Never Comes",   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Crooked Fingers' fifth LP, titled Forfeit / Fortune, was produced by Mark Nevers (Andrew Bird, Lambchop, Silver Jews), Alex McManus (The Bruces, Bright Eyes) and Eric Bachmann in Nashville, Denver, and Tucson this past spring, Forfeit / Fortune will be their first release since 2005's Dignity and Shame (Merge). Forfeit / Fortune features the fullest and most eclectic orchestration on a Crooked Fingers release to date, kicking off with the horn-heavy "What   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Color vinyl. Recorded with one microphone onto a MiniDisc player in the parish room of the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, these two songs represent the necessary documentation of both the tour and these incredible renditions of Eric's songs. 'Sleep All Summer' features Eric Bachmann and Emma Pollock (the Delgados) singing, Eric playing acoustic guitar and Alan Barr playing cello. Lara Meyerratken, Eric's vocal partner on the new Crooked Fingers album also sings    [ read more ]

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Crooked Fingers mastermind Eric Bachmann has come a long way since his post-punk days with Chapel Hill indie darlings Archers of Loaf. His metamorphosis from the angular white-noise-maker who roared like a drunk lion on 1994's Icky Mettle into the rootsy troubadour who penned 2003's spirited Red Devil Dawn has reached completion on the world-weary and Spanish-tinged Dignity and Shame. Opening with the lonely, Morricone-inspired instrumental "Islero," Bachmann provides the audio   [ read more ]

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