Eric Bachmann - To the Races
Reviewed by shaunathan
Crooked Fingers’ Eric Bachmann has checked in with his first official album To the Races, released on Saddle Creek Records. Two things struck me about the album, the first being a consistently mellow vibe, which one can be used to bring oneself to a state of quiet and brooding contemplation. The second were the sparse arrangements which recalled early Leonard Cohen (think of around the New Skin for the Old Ceremony era). While Bachmann’s voice is much higher than Cohen’s, the two cover similar lyrical territory, namely the complexities of relationships in the modern world. [www.saddle-creek.com]