Bluefinger is an album by Black Francis (aka Frank Black

Frank Black

Black Francis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black...

). 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 Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 musician and artist Herman Brood

Herman Brood

Hermanus "Herman" Brood was a Dutch musician, painter and media personality. Initially a musician who achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and called "the Netherlands' greatest and only rock 'n' roll star," later in life he became a well-known painter.Known for his...

, 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 Zwolle

Zwolle

Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...

, of which the citizens are colloquially known as Blauwvingers (Bluefingers).

The song "Threshold Apprehension" was #90 on Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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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 Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand...

.

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

Track listing

All tracks by Black Francis except where noted

1. "Captain Pasty" - 2:23
2. "Threshold Apprehension" - 5:12
3. "Test Pilot Blues" - 2:55
4. "Lolita" - 2:59
5. "Tight Black Rubber" - 4:17
6. "Angels Come to Comfort You" - 4:25
7. "Your Mouth Into Mine" - 3:41
8. "Discotheque 36" - 4:40
9. "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" (Herman Brood
   Herman Brood
   Hermanus "Herman" Brood was a Dutch musician, painter and media personality. Initially a musician who achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and called "the Netherlands' greatest and only rock 'n' roll star," later in life he became a well-known painter.Known for his...
   
   ) - 2:36
10. "She Took All the Money" - 2:30
11. "Bluefinger" - 3:29
12. "Polly's Into Me" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 4:43
13. "Virginia Reel" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 4:44

Personnel

• Jason Carter – Drums, Engineer, Mixing
• Violet Clark – Vocals
• Richard Hermitage – Management
• James Jefferson – Design
• Mark Lemhouse – Percussion, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
• Myles Mangino – Mastering, Mixing
• Thaddeus Moore – Engineer
• Dan Schmid
  Dan Schmid
  Daniel Joseph Schmid is an American musician, known for his work as the bassist for the ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, of which he is a co-founder, and the piano rock trio The Visible Men.-Career:...
  
  – Bass