Crooked Fingers / Breaks In The Armor
| Album: | Breaks In The Armor | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Crooked Fingers | Added: | Nov 2011 | |
| Label: | Merge Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-11-27 | Pull Date: | 2012-01-29 |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 29 | Jan 22 | Jan 15 | Jan 8 | Jan 1 | Dec 25 | Dec 18 | Dec 11 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 30, 2023: | KZSU Time Traveler
Typhoon |
4. | Apr 27, 2013: | Together, or Close Enough
The Counterfeiter |
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| 2. | Mar 14, 2014: | Time Traveler
Typhoon |
5. | Apr 20, 2013: | Double Helix
She Tows The Line |
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| 3. | Sep 13, 2013: | Time Traveler
Typhoon |
6. | Mar 29, 2013: | Time Traveler
Typhoon |
Album Review
Andy S
Reviewed 2011-11-18
Reviewed 2011-11-18
Slightly countrified indie rock project from Eric Bachmann (Archers of Loaf). Mature, intelligent songwriting that's well-suited to Bachmann's scratched-up, introspective croon. RIYL Wilco, Paul Westerberg, Damien Jurado. Easily avoidable FCC at end of 7, all tracks good. -Andy
*1 - (4:46) subdued but driving pop
2 - (3:22) rolling, jagged midtempo indie rock, outro continues into 3
3 - (2:28) continues from 2; slow, minor-key folk
*4 - (4:02) upbeat, recent-Wilco-esque, staccato indie rock
*5 - (5:02) slow and lovely Nick Drake reminiscent folk-pop lullaby
**6 - (2:49) heavy old-timey soulful, nice lyrical hook ("black candles burning in the kerosene rain")
*7 - FCC "pussy" spoken in last seconds, easily avoidable (3:16) pounding mid-tempo, dramatic vocal line and sampled speech
8 - (3:43) simple, breathily upbeat, folky, fem backing vocals belong in a Sufjan Stevens number
9 - (3:42) slow emphatic ballad
*10 - (4:37) cool electronic piano opening, long anthemic piece
**11 - (2:56) great acoustic guitar sound and backing vox; simple and intimate
*1 - (4:46) subdued but driving pop
2 - (3:22) rolling, jagged midtempo indie rock, outro continues into 3
3 - (2:28) continues from 2; slow, minor-key folk
*4 - (4:02) upbeat, recent-Wilco-esque, staccato indie rock
*5 - (5:02) slow and lovely Nick Drake reminiscent folk-pop lullaby
**6 - (2:49) heavy old-timey soulful, nice lyrical hook ("black candles burning in the kerosene rain")
*7 - FCC "pussy" spoken in last seconds, easily avoidable (3:16) pounding mid-tempo, dramatic vocal line and sampled speech
8 - (3:43) simple, breathily upbeat, folky, fem backing vocals belong in a Sufjan Stevens number
9 - (3:42) slow emphatic ballad
*10 - (4:37) cool electronic piano opening, long anthemic piece
**11 - (2:56) great acoustic guitar sound and backing vox; simple and intimate
Track Listing
| 1. | Typhoon | 7. | Went To The City | |||
| 2. | Bad Blood | 8. | Your Apocalypse | |||
| 3. | The Hatchet | 9. | War Horses | |||
| 4. | The Counterfeiter | 10. | She Tows The Line | |||
| 5. | Heavy Hours | 11. | Our New Favorite | |||
| 6. | Black Candles | . |