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Dignity and Shame

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MRG248 | Release Date 2005
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Dignity and Shame, Crooked Fingers's fourth full-length finds front man Eric Bachmann embracing great traditions of American music from Appalachian folk, southwestern blues, country, and good old rock and roll. Bachmann is supported here by a cast of returning players from 2003's breakthrough Red Devil Dawn and a few new faces who bring a renewed depth and intensity to his songs. When the opening picked guitar notes of "Islero" give way to distant congas and then build into a trumpet fueled southwestern lament, it is clear that this is a very new direction for Crooked Fingers. The relaxed interplay of Bachmann and road tested sidemen Barton Carroll and Dov Friedman break Bachmann's songs free of all previous influences. Bachmann's songwriting is confident and with backing vocals from Lara Meyeratken (Luna, Ben Lee), songs like "Call to Love" and "Valerie" soar into a joyful abandon only hinted at on previous Crooked Fingers records.
TRACK PLAY SONG TITLE DURATION PRICE MP3 TRACK
1  Islero 03:29 $0.99
2  Weary Arms 02:29 $0.99
3  Call to Love 03:27 $0.99
4  Twilight Creeps 05:41 $0.99
5  Destroyer 05:18 $0.99
6  You Must Build a Fire 05:38 $0.99
7  Valerie 03:18 $0.99
8  Andalucia 02:51 $0.99
9  Sleep All Summer 04:42 $0.99
10  Coldways 03:39 $0.99
11  Wrecking Ball 04:20 $0.99
12  Dignity and Shame 05:12 $0.99