Former leader of Archers Of Loaf (defunct since 1998) who is currently recording with Crooked Fingers (basically himself and a rotating line-up). He also released his first solo album on Saddle Creek in 2006.He was also one of the musicians to accompany Micah P. Hinson, for his album "Micah P. Hinson And The Opera Circuit". In which he played the Saxophone. He also arranged most of the orchestral pieces (strings) on three of Micah's albums.
Saddle Creek Records released his most recent album, To The Races August 22nd, 2006. The album, which was written while living out of his van outside Seattle the previous year, features contributions from Miranda Brown (backing vocals) and DeVotchKa violinist Tom Hagerman.
From Wikipedia:Eric Bachmann is an American musician/producer who is currently the lead singer of Crooked Fingers and was formerly of the now defunct band Archers of Loaf. He hails from North Carolina and Florida. His first solo effort, Short Careers was recorded as a score to the film "Ball of Wax."
Saddle Creek Records released his most recent solo album, To the Races, August 22, 2006. The album, which was written while living out of his van outside Seattle the previous year , features contributions from Miranda Brown (backing vocals) and DeVotchKa violinist Tom Hagerman.