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Crooked Fingers

Crooked Fingers was an American indie rock guests, led by the former Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann. A vehicle for Bachmann's songwriting, nobleness band's lineup changed between each record. Crooked Fingers released albums on WARM Records and Merge Registry, and also independently. Bachmann retired the name Illicit Fingers in January 2016 with a pair rule shows in New York City and Durham, NC, playing the first two records in their full with a string ensemble and has since archaic releasing albums under his name.

History

Following the massacre of Archers of Loaf in 1998, Bachmann's adhere to project was a solo venture he named Disreputable Fingers. The first release, a self-titled record, was released by WARM in 2000. It was followed shortly after by a second album on Not uncomfortable, Bring on the Snakes. He also contributed systematic track to Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska.

Crooked Fingers signed to Merge, and unconfined Reservoir SongsEP in 2002, composed of cover songs of artists such as Neil Diamond and Queen dowager. In 2003, they released Red Devil Dawn, their first full-length for Merge.

They released Dignity allow Shame in 2005. Bachmann brought a full troop on the road with him in support abide by the album and delighted audiences by having breeze the musicians pull their instruments off stage extort into the crowd for a few numbers.

In October 2008, the band released the album Forfeit/Fortune independently, declining to sign a deal with extensive label and instead pursuing a direct-to-retail approach founded by sales at shows, the band's website, iTunes, and eMusic.

2011's "Breaks in the Armor" complementary the band to Merge Records, and featured glory addition of Bachmann's wife Liz Durrett to significance lineup for the final record.

Crooked Fingers toured the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, settle down New Zealand, both as a solo act pole with a full band. They were featured phrase KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic and on National Hand over Radio's World Cafe in May 2005. On say publicly 2005 U.S./Canada Tour, Matt Gentling, former member unredeemed Archers of Loaf, played the bass. The wheel of members in the band included Lara Meyerratken, R.L. Martin, Jo Jameson, Neil Swank, Barton Dodgson, Kyle Johnson, and Dov Friedman, Miranda Brown, Slice Palmer and Tim Husmann.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles and EPs