Swet Deth
by Crooked Fingers
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Feb 27, 2026
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Mojo
    Mar 5, 2026
    80
    Crooked Fingers' downcast Americana hues always felt like Bachmann's most commercially potent mode, a point Swet Deth proves time and again. [Apr 2026, p.91]
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  2. Uncut
    Mar 5, 2026
    80
    While the lyrics largely deal in anguish and dissolution, Bachmann's settings switch between exhilarating noise ("Cold Waves" featuring Superchunk's Mac McCaughan), grand synth-pop ("Hospital") and quasi-orchestral soul ballad (the sweeping "(I'm Your) Bodhisattva"). [Mar 2026, p.29]
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  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 5, 2026
    70
    It's an assured slice of post-Loaf songcraft. [Apr 2026, p.81]
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  5. No Ripcord
    Mar 5, 2026
    65
    While Swet Death’s strongest moments come when Bachmann is front and centre, doing his thing, there is little here to rival his best work.

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