Crooked is Kristin Hersh's eighth studio album, produced by Hersh. The album was released in the form of a book containing song lyrics, artwork and a code to download the music digitally.[3]

Crooked
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 19, 2010
RecordedDecember 2009–April 2010
GenreIndie rock, folk
Length41:16
LabelThrowing Music
ProducerKristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh chronology
Learn to Sing Like a Star
(2007)
Crooked
(2010)
Wyatt at the Coyote Palace
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Washington Post(favorable)[1]
Wears the Trousers(7/10)[2]

In 2019, the album was re-released by Fire Records in both vinyl and cd formats, to mark the 10th anniversary of its original release.[4] In these re-editions, the song order has been altered, with "Moan", "Sand" and "Glass" now the first three tracks, and "Mississippi Kite" becoming track #4.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kristin Hersh

No.TitleLength
1."Mississippi Kite"3:36
2."Moan"4:58
3."Sand"3:06
4."Glass"3:33
5."Fortune"4:18
6."Coals"5:20
7."Crooked"3:11
8."Krait"5:40
9."Flooding"4:00
10."Rubidoux"3:39

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producer: Kristin Hersh
  • Recorded and Mixed by Steve Rizzo
  • Mastering: Joe Gastwirt
  • Design: Jesse von Doom

References

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  1. ^ Joyce, Mike (January 27, 2011). "Album review: Kristin Hersh, "Crooked"". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Hayward, Peter (July 8, 2010). "Kristin Hersh • Crooked". Wears the Trousers. Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Grundy, Gareth (July 25, 2010). "Kristin Hersh: 'I let bipolar disorder colour my early songs'". The Observer. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Burke, Kevin (May 8, 2019). "KRISTIN HERSH • Crooked (Reissue) • Vinyl REVIEW". www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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