Svn Fngrs
Encyclopedia
Svn Fngrs is a mini-album by Black Francis (aka Frank Black
), released on March 3, 2008
. The album's title is a reference to the Irish mythological
hero Cúchulainn
, who was said to have seven fingers and seven toes. The songs "Seven Fingers" and "When They Come to Murder Me" also feature lyrics written from Cúchulainn's point of view.
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...
), released on March 3, 2008
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. The album's title is a reference to the Irish mythological
Irish mythology
The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branch and the Historical Cycle. There are...
hero Cúchulainn
Cúchulainn
Cú Chulainn or Cúchulainn , and sometimes known in English as Cuhullin , is an Irish mythological hero who appears in the stories of the Ulster Cycle, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore...
, who was said to have seven fingers and seven toes. The songs "Seven Fingers" and "When They Come to Murder Me" also feature lyrics written from Cúchulainn's point of view.
Track listing
- "The Seus" - 3:42
- "Garbage Heap" - 2:50
- "Half Man" - 2:33
- "I Sent Away" - 2:03
- "Seven Fingers" - 1:46
- "The Tale of Lonesome Fetter" - 3:56
- "When They Come to Murder Me" - 3:24