Crooked Fingers
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Crooked Fingers was an American
History
Following the breakup of Archers of Loaf in 1998, Bachmann's next project was a solo venture he named Crooked Fingers. The first release, a self-titled record, was released by WARM in 2000. It was followed shortly after by a second album on WARM,
Crooked Fingers signed to Merge, and released , their first full-length for Merge.
They released Dignity and Shame in 2005. Bachmann brought a full band on the road with him in support of the album and delighted audiences by having all the musicians pull their instruments off stage and into the crowd for a few numbers.
In October 2008, the band released the album Forfeit/Fortune independently, declining to sign a deal with any label and instead pursuing a direct-to-retail approach supported by sales at shows, the band's website, iTunes, and eMusic.
2011's "Breaks in the Armor" returned the band to Merge Records, and featured the addition of Bachmann's wife Liz Durrett to the lineup for the final record.
Crooked Fingers toured the
Discography
Studio albums
- Warm Records, 2000)
- Warm Records, 2001)
- Red Devil Dawn (Merge Records, 2003)
- Dignity and Shame (Merge Records, 2005)
- Forfeit/Fortune (Constant Artists/Red Pig, 2008)
- Breaks in the Armor (Merge Records, 2011)
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)
- Reservoir Songs Volume II Vinyl EP/Download Only (Foreign Leisure. 2010)