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
Week Ending: Jan 29 Jan 22 Jan 15 Jan 8 Jan 1 Dec 25 Dec 18 Dec 11
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
2. Mar 14, 2014: Time Traveler
Typhoon
5. Apr 20, 2013: Double Helix
She Tows The Line
3. Sep 13, 2013: Time Traveler
Typhoon
6. Mar 29, 2013: Time Traveler
Typhoon

Album Review
Andy S
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

Track Listing
1. Typhoon   6. Black Candles
2. Bad Blood   7. Went To The City
3. The Hatchet   8. Your Apocalypse
4. The Counterfeiter   9. War Horses
5. Heavy Hours   10. She Tows The Line
  11. Our New Favorite