- Fingers Crossed
Infobox Album | Name = Fingers Crossed
Type =Album
Artist =Architecture in Helsinki
Released =February 9 ,2003
Recorded = July 14, 2001 - December, 18,2002 at super melody world
Genre =Indie pop
Length = 37:21
Label =Trifekta
Producer = Cameron Bird
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3hq6g4hztvoz link]
*BigYawn (7.7/10) [http://www.bigyawn.net/cdreview.php?id=179 link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.2/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15189-fingers-crossed link]
*Prefix Mag Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/A/Architecture-in-Helsinki/Fingers-Crossed/649 link]
*Stylus Magazine (D-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/architecture-in-helsinki/fingers-crossed.htm link] | Last album =
This album = "Fingers Crossed"
(2003)
Next album = "In Case We Die "
(2005)"Fingers Crossed" is the first album of the
Australia n bandArchitecture in Helsinki , released in 2003.It is known especially for its gentle, high-pitched
synthesizer s and an ambitiously wide array of musical instruments, many unconventional and prominent. Its use of instruments is perhaps the most remarkable and perplexing aspect of the album. The instruments used includeglockenspiel ,woodwinds ,xylophone ,flute , four different kinds ofguitar ,trumpet ,tuba ,trombone ,melodica ,thumb piano ,clarinet , recorder, bass, and various drums and percussion including hand claps, finger snaps, and the taps oftap shoes . It also uses a variety of voices, mainly in gender and age.In 2007, "Souvenirs" received attention for its use in a
Sprint Nextel commercial. [ [http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/2007/07/03/architecture-in-helsinki-feist-in-commercials/ You Ain't No Picasso noting of commercial use of AiH] , "youaintnopicasso.com", retrieved 2-25-08]Track listing
#"One Heavy February" – 0:59
#"Souvenirs" – 2:26
#"Imaginary Ordinary" – 2:17
#"Scissor Paper Rock" – 2:30
#"To and Fro" – 2:33
#"Spring 2008" – 2:52
#"The Owls Go" – 3:35
#"Fumble" – 3:07
#"Kindling" – 1:49
#"It's Almost a Trap" – 2:22
#"Like a Call" – 3:06
#"Where You've Been Hiding" – 2:41
#"City Calm Down" – 2:50
#"Vanishing" – 4:13External links
* [http://www.architectureinhelsinki.com Official band web site]
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