Fingers Crossed (album)

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Fingers Crossed

Studio album by 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

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link
BigYawn (7.7/10) link
Pitchfork Media (8.2/10) link
Prefix Mag link
Stylus Magazine (D-) link

Architecture in Helsinki chronology

Fingers Crossed
(2003)

In Case We Die
(2005)

Fingers Crossed is the first album of the Australian band Architecture in Helsinki, released in 2003.

It is known especially for its gentle, high-pitched synthesizers 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 include glockenspiel, woodwinds, xylophone, flute, four different kinds of guitar, trumpet, tuba, trombone, melodica, thumb piano, clarinet, recorder, bass, and various drums and percussion including hand claps, finger snaps, and the taps of tap shoes. It also uses a variety of voices, mainly in gender and age.