Red Devil Dawn

by Crooked Fingers

Overview

Like a Tom Waits prodigy, Eric Bachmann employs his hopeful rasp on Red Devil Dawn creating a sweet mix of Americana, heartland melancholy and an essentially optimistic outlook. Red Devil Dawn is a welcome masterpiece of emotional subtleties -- the great record that Crooked Fingers missed the mark on with 2001's drunken, bluesy and somewhat disappointing Bring On the Snakes. "Big Darkness" jangles along, looking for "a hero coming soon." "You Can Never Leave" moans like something off of Heartattack and Vine or Springsteen's absolutely perfect Nebraska. And speaking of Nebraska, the hauntingly spare "Bad Man Coming" could have easily fit between "Johnny 99" and "Highway Patrolman" on that record -- had this song come out in 1981, a 32 year old Springsteen may have covered it as readily as Waits' "Jersey Girl"." The best track on Red Devil Dawn has to be "You Through a Spark," an exhilarating and joyful swirl of horns, guitar and raw feelings, and something closest to Waits' Rain Dogs on a manic binge. In the end, Red Devil Dawn is simply a beautiful album, and the first truly great release of 2003. ~ Charles Spano

Product Details

Release Date:	06/29/2018
Label:	Merge
UPC:	0673855022215
Rank:	58144

Tracks

1. Big Darkness
2. Don't Say a Word
3. You Can Never Leave
4. Bad Men Coming
5. You Threw a Spark
6. Boy with (100) Hands
7. Sweet Marie
8. Angelina
9. Disappear
10. Carrion Doves

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Crooked Fingers   Primary Artist
Eric Bachmann   Loops,Chimes,Guitar,Vocals,Sound Effects
Victor Uzur   Cello
Robert Lloyd Martin   Mandolin,Lap Steel Guitar
Randy Anderson   Trumpet
Roger V. Ruzow   Trumpet
Andrej Kurti   Violin
Joyce Jameson   Bass (Upright)

Technical Credits

Andy Baker   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Eric Bachmann   Arranger,Producer
Cindy Jerrell   Artwork
Jeff Capurso   Mastering
Brian Causey   Producer,Art Direction