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After Eric Bachman’s short hiatus from music, he has come back with vengeance: a slew of Archers of Loaf reunion shows, as well as AOL reissues coming out this year and next, and now a new Crooked Fingers album. “Breaks In The Armor” is the 6th full length by Crooked Fingers, and by far the most consistently enjoyable yet.
At this point, Bachman and co. have mastered the art of mixing grit and pop, from dark humor and honesty (lyrics like “went to see my fortune teller to see which way the winds were blowin’, she said ‘you’ll probably get the cancer’, she said ‘you’ll surely die alone’” from “Bad Blood” for example) to truly catchy hooks. The production lent by Matt Yelton, The Pixies live sound engineer, is slightly more straightforward than previous CF efforts, songs being more stripped down and raw than the sometimes overly textured sound explored in the past. The bare bones production is a welcome ingredient to these heartfelt songs, showcasing the actual songs, and not getting lost in production. “Breaks In the Armor” plays like a bloody open wound turned beautiful.
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