Description: Tracks:Big DarknessDon't Say a WordYou Can Never LeaveBad Man ComingYou Threw a SparkBoy With (100) HandsSweet MarieAngelinaDisappearCarrion Doves Performer Notes: Crooked Fingers include: Eric Bachmann.Personnel: Eric Bachmann (vocals, guitar, chimes, loops, sound effects); Robert Lloyd Martin (lap steel guitar, mandolin); Andrej Kurti (violin); Victor Uzur (cello); Roger V. Ruzow, Randy Anderson (trumpet); Joyce Jameson (upright bass).Audio Mixer: Andy Baker.Recording information: 07/2002-08/2002.Arranger: Eric Bachmann.Eric Bachmann, the man behind the Crooked Fingers moniker (and former frontman of indie rock icons Archers of Loaf) unveiled his masterpiece, the follow-up to a fascinating EP of covers. RED DEVIL DAWN mines the m?lange of influences weighing down his first couple of Crooked efforts--namely, a newfound Neil Diamond vocal machismo and a Tom Waits-cum-Leonard Cohen rustic melancholy--and uses them as the foundation for a personal and wholly moving work all his own. Opener "Big Darkness" is a rousing anti-anthem to kick things off, building in emotional momentum and layers of instrumentation. And there's the passionate lyrical fire on songs like "You Can Never Leave" and "You Threw A Spark" that shows a man outgrowing his influences. DAWN reads like a complete album, from its invigorating start to the unexpectedly beautiful comedown of the closing trifecta "Angelina," "Disappear," and "Carrion Doves." DEVIL is proof that sometimes we have to go through the sinister process of self-discovery to make incredible art. Professional Reviews: Uncut (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Bachmann displays a lightness of touch and compositional complexity..." CMJ (1/20/03, p.7) - "...Occasional trumpets and strings are new to the Fingers' inebriated blues; ebullient horn arrangements collide head-on with stinging lyrics..." Producer: Brian Causey, Eric Bachmann Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 1 January, 2003 Label: ADA [Wea 1-Stop Account] Dimensions: 12.8 x 14.9 x 1 centimeters (0.12 kg)
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Language: Eng
Track #1: Big Darkness
Track #2: Don't Say a Word
Track #3: You Can Never Leave
Track #4: Bad Man Coming
Track #5: You Threw a Spark
Track #6: Boy With (100) Hands
Track #7: Sweet Marie
Track #8: Angelina
Track #9: Disappear
Track #10: Carrion Doves
Era: 2000s
Run Time: 2471 Sec
Format: CD
Release Year: 2003
Features: Studio Recording
Genre: Pop, Alternative, Rock
Type: Album
Artist: Crooked Fingers
Record Label: Merge
Release Title: Red Devil Dawn