| Bring on The Snakes | ||||
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| Released | February 20, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:29 | |||
| Label | WARM | |||
| Producer | Brian Paulson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Pitchfork | 6.2/10 [2] |
Bring on the Snakes is the second studio album by the indie rock band Crooked Fingers. [3] [4] It was released in February 2001. It was recorded and produced in Fall 2000, in Pittsboro, NC, by Brian Paulson.
The Tallahassee Democrat wrote: "The arrangements are delicate, dissonant and whimsical, perfect settings for Bachmann's raw, weary growl. Like an off-kilter Springsteen, he sings dark anthems of life, love and loss in Jungleland." [5]
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