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- Summary: Velocity Girl's Sarah Shannon guests on Eric Bachmann's fourth Crooked Fingers release, which was co-produced by Martin Feveyear.
- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 20
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Mixed: 4 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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Dignity and Shame is just another day in the world-weary lovelorn characters that Bachmann has so vividly brought to life for the past five years with his Crooked Fingers entourage.
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SpinThese songs are both sturdier and more complex. [Mar 2005, p.92]
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Alternative PressAn engaging disc. [Mar 2005, p.122]
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His pieces match open, lovely music with lyrics depicting people in struggle.... Individual songs take on various moods, but the album never dips fully to the bleak.
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UrbFinds [Bachmann] in a maudlin mood. [Apr 2005, p.108]
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While the concept fails to stand up over the album's narrative arc, the songwriting is solid as ever, and Bachmann and [Lara] Meyerratken's combined voices will soothe even the angriest beast.
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Absolutely the least offensive record you will probably not hear this year.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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zackApr 26, 2005
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BPMar 7, 2005Took a chance from the used bin, and now I feel like I've discovered gold! I can't stop listening to this great disc!
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ChrisKFeb 21, 2005If you enjoyed the sounds of Red Devil Dawn but maybe if the album was a little more uplifting, you would probably enjoy this gem.
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B.Feb 22, 2005
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[Anonymous]Feb 23, 2005A beautifully crafted album of bitersweet love stories.
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e.b.Feb 22, 2005I've been listening to this album non-stop ever since I got it and that was an advanced copy two months ago.
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