Crooked FingersBreaks In The Armor
Merge Records [2011]
Fire Note Says: Crooked Fingers offer up one of their most organic sounding and focused records to date!
Album Review:
It seems like the perfect time for Eric Bachmann to release his sixth record under his Crooked Fingers moniker, as the resurgence of his post-punk and original band Archers Of Loaf has given him a rock outlet. This allows Breaks In The Armor to tone things down and let Bachmann's
passionate vocals do all the work with a diverse set of songs that are more contained musically but just as artistic and catchy with their intricate arrangements and quiet intensity that have an increased vision and direction. On Forfeit/Fortune [2008], Crooked Fingers brought it all with slick production, big orchestral exploding moments and several rockers that represented a different avenue for the band but one that still worked. In contrast, Breaks In The Armor is the record that is hard to put down because mid-tempo songs like "Bad Blood" have such a groove to them that they stick in your head, while the foot tapping pace in "The Counterfeiter" keeps your ear on the lyrics, as the backing vocals of Liz Durrett gives the track depth. Breaks In The Armor finds Bachman and Crooked Fingers in a great space that is grandiose without being pretentious. It is the type of record that you can hear an enthusiastic desperation from Crooked Fingers that comes off confident and memorable which will keep you coming back for more as it just gets better after every spin!Key Tracks: "Bad Blood", "The Counterfeiter", "Went To The City"
Bands With Similar Fire:
Smog
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Spoon
Archers Of Loaf: Icky Mettle [Deluxe Edition] [Fire Note Review 8/1/2011]
Crooked Fingers: Forfeit/Fortune [Fire Note Review 10/3/08]
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Merge Records
-Reviewed by Christopher Anthony
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