Bluefinger

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Bluefinger
Black Francis - Bluefinger (2007) front cover.jpg
Studio album by Black Francis
Released September 2007
Recorded September 2006
Genre Alternative rock
Length 39:11
Label Cooking Vinyl
Black Francis chronology
Frank Black 93–03
(2007)Frank Black 93–032007		 Bluefinger
(2007)		 Svn Fngrs
(2008)Svn Fngrs2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club B[2]
Billboard (favorable)[3]
NME 7/10 stars[4]
No Ripcord (8/10)[5]
Now Magazine 4/5 stars[6]
Mojo (8/10)[7]
Paste 3.5/5 stars[8]
Pitchfork Media (6.6/10)[9]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[10]
File:Black francis zwolle.jpg
Black Francis pays a tribute to Herman Brood near his statue in Zwolle, Netherlands on February 29, 2008

Bluefinger is an album by Black Francis[11] (aka Frank Black). The album was released on 11 September 2007 in the United States and Europe. The project was revealed via several cryptic posts by Black on his unofficial website,[12] which were confirmed as accurate when the album leaked to file-sharing services earlier in the year.

All of the songs on the album reference Dutch musician and artist Herman Brood, some directly and some indirectly. In addition, "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" is a Brood cover. The title of the album, Bluefinger, is also a direct reference to the birthplace of Brood, who was born in the Dutch city of Zwolle, of which the citizens are colloquially known as Blauwvingers (Bluefingers).

The song "Threshold Apprehension" was #90 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[13]

"You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" was included in the soundtrack for Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

In 2010, Bluefinger was adapted into a play/rock opera, in collaboration with Jason Nodler, for Houston's acclaimed Catastrophic Theatre.[14]

Track listing

All tracks written by Black Francis except where noted

  1. "Captain Pasty" - 2:23
  2. "Threshold Apprehension" - 5:12
  3. "Test Pilot Blues" - 2:55
  4. "Lolita" - 2:59
  5. "Tight Black Rubber" - 4:17
  6. "Angels Come to Comfort You" - 4:25
  7. "Your Mouth Into Mine" - 3:41
  8. "Discotheque 36" - 4:40
  9. "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" (Herman Brood) - 2:36
  10. "She Took All the Money" - 2:30
  11. "Bluefinger" - 3:29
  12. "Polly's Into Me" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 4:43
  13. "Virginia Reel" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 4:44

Personnel

  • Jason Carter – Drums, Engineer, Mixing
  • Violet Clark – Vocals
  • Richard Hermitage – Management
  • James Jefferson – Design
  • Mark Lemhouse – Percussion, Vocals (background), Producer
  • Myles Mangino – Mastering, Mixing
  • Thaddeus Moore – Engineer
  • Dan Schmid – Bass

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  3. ↑ Billboard review
  4. ↑ NME review
  5. ↑ No Ripcord review
  6. ↑ Now Magazine review
  7. ↑ Mojo review
  8. ↑ Paste review
  9. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  10. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  11. ↑ Frank Black reveals details of two new albums | News | NME.COM
  12. ↑ FrankBlack.net - What's Going On
  13. ↑ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  14. ↑ Black Francis and Catastrophic Theatre Stage a Rock ResurrectionHouston Press. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
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