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Artist: Crooked Fingers
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Lambchop, Tindersticks, Smog, Bruce Springsteen

Influenced By:

Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, The Pogues, Tom Waits

Formal Connection With:

Barry Black, Archers of Loaf, Trentalange, The Roy Owens Jr., Robert Lloyd Martin, Eric Bachmann
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Main Performer, Performer
  • Representative Albums: "Red Devil Dawn," "Forfeit/Fortune," "Dignity and Shame"

Biography

Crooked Fingers was the solo project of singer/guitarist Eric Bachmann, best known as the longtime frontman for North Carolina indie rock institution Archers of Loaf. A onetime saxophone major at Appalachian State University, he co-founded the Archers in Chapel Hill in late 1991; quickly emerging as a major local favorite, the band's off-kilter noise pop broke through on national college radio two years later with the release of the single "Web in Front," followed by a series of acclaimed LPs including 1994's Icky Mettle and 1996's All the Nation's Airports. In 1995, Bachmann also teamed with producer Caleb Southern to form the instrumental project Barry Black, debuting with a self-titled LP on Alias; Tragic Animal Stories followed two years later. In the wake of Archers of Loaf's 1998 dissolution, Bachmann founded Crooked Fingers, debuting in early 2000 with a self-titled album issued on the WARM label. A collection of original songs, Bring on the Snakes, followed in 2001, but only one year later a cover EP featuring songs by Neil Diamond and Queen came out on Merge Records. Entitled Reservoir Songs, this was his debut for the label. The next year, Red Devil Dawn furthered his vision, allowing elements like horns and strings to creep into his melancholy indie pop. In 2005 Bachmann penned Dignity and Shame, a loosely tied conceptual piece based on the life of legendary bullfighter Manolete and his lover, Spanish actress Lope Sino. In 2006, going by his surname, Bachmann joinedSaddle Creek and released To the Races, a minimal acoustic-based record. After reverting back to the pseudonym Crooked Fingers in 2008, Forfeit/Fortune was released for Red Pig/Constant Artists, Inc. and distributed exclusively at 20 North American independent record stores, handpicked by Bachmann himself. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Crooked Fingers is a Denver, Colorado-based indie rock band led by former Archers of Loaf lead singer Eric Bachmann. The band was previously based in Seattle, Washington and Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Denver. The band released albums on WARM Records and Merge Records before going completely independent in 2008 and tends to have a rotating lineup.

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History

Following the breakup of Archers of Loaf in 1998, Bachmann started work on a solo project that he named Crooked Fingers. The first release of this project, a self-titled release of various songs he had written, was released by WARM in 2000. It was followed shortly after by a second album on WARM, Bring on the Snakes.

Following the release of Bring on the Snakes, Crooked Fingers signed to Merge. Under that label, Crooked Fingers released Reservoir Songs EP in 2002, composed of cover songs of artists such as Neil Diamond and Queen. Red Devil Dawn followed this in 2003, his first full-length for Merge.

Dignity and Shame was released in 2005.

In October 2008, the band released a new album, Forfeit/Fortune. The band declined to sign a deal with any label, pursuing a direct-to-retail approach supported by sales at shows, the band's website, iTunes, and eMusic.

Crooked Fingers has toured the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, both as a solo act and with a full band. They were featured on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic and on National Public Radio's World Cafe in May 2005. On the 2005 U.S./Canada Tour, Matt Gentling, former member of Archers of Loaf, played the bass. The rotation of members in the band have included such musicians as Lara Meyerratken, R.L. Martin, Jo Jameson, Barton Carroll and Dov Friedman. A 2008 US tour has been announced, featuring the musicians on Forfeit/Fortune: Miranda Brown, Elin Palmer and Tim Husmann.

Discography

Crooked Fingers has released a number of albums and EPs on different labels.

Albums

Singles and EPs

  • "Atchafalyan Death Waltz" (7") (Sub Pop, 1999)
  • "Broken Man" (7") (Red Pig, 1999)
  • Reservoir Songs EP (Merge Records, 2002)
  • "Sleep All Summer" (Live) (7") (Eastern Fiction, 2005)

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