Swet Deth
by Crooked Fingers
- Type: Album
- Released: 27 February 2026
- Label: Merge
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:21
- Community rating: 3.74/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Jeremy Wheatley, Jon Rauhouse
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Swet Deth', Eric Bachmann revives his Crooked Fingers moniker to deliver a collection of gritty, literate indie rock infused with Americana textures. The album features Bachmann's signature raspy baritone and sprawling arrangements that alternate between intimate folk and bombastic, horn-driven rock. It serves as a powerful continuation of his legacy, exploring themes of resilience and the passage of time.
Genres
Descriptors: literate, resilient, storytelling, guitar-driven, wry, male-vocals, folk, lo-fi, confessional
Tracklist
- Cold Waves (03:21)
- From All Ways (04:17)
- Spray Tan Speed Queen (In a German Car) (04:17)
- Insomnia (02:39)
- Empty Love and Cheap Thrills (04:32)
- Haunted (02:55)
- Hospital (03:54)
- (I'm Your) Bodhisattva (03:11)
- Lena (03:08)
- Steady Now (04:07)
Credits
- Avery Leigh Draut - vocals on “empty love and cheap thrills”
- Eric Bachmann - vocals, guitars, pianos, basses
- Jeremy Wheatley - drums, percussion
- Jon Rauhouse - pedal steel
- Liz Durrett - vocals on “hospital”
- Mac McCaughan - vocals on “cold waves”
- Matt Berninger - vocals on “from all ways”
- Sharon Van Etten - vocals on “haunted”
- Skylar Gudasz - vocals on “spray tan speed queen” and “ bodhisattva”