''Bluefinger'' is an album by Black Francis (

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). 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, 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

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musician and artist

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(1946-2001), 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

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, of which the citizens are colloquially known as '' Blauwvingers'' (Bluefingers). The song "Threshold Apprehension" was #90 on ''

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''s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" was included in the soundtrack for ''

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

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ;Musicians *

Black Francis Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV (born April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Fo ...

– vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards *

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– bass * Jason Carter – drums * Violet Clark – vocals *

Mark Lemhouse Mark Lemhouse is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for releasing critically acclaimed solo albums as well as collaborating with Black Francis of The Pixies serving as producer for the album, ''Bluefinger.'' Lemhouse is known to ...

– percussion, background vocals ;Technical * Mark Lemhouse – producer * Thaddeus Moore – engineer * Jason Carter – engineer, mixing * Myles Mangino – mastering, mixing * James Jefferson – design * Julian Clark - artwork * Richard Hermitage – management

References

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