Bluefinger

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{{Infobox album

| name = Bluefinger

| type = studio

| artist = Black Francis

| cover = Black Francis - Bluefinger (2007) front cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 2007

| recorded = September 2006

| studio = {{unbulleted list|Sprout City Studios, Eugene, Oregon|Wavelength Studios, Salem, Oregon}}

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 39:11

| label = Cooking Vinyl

| producer = Mark Lemhouse

| chronology = Frank Black

| prev_title = Frank Black 93–03

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Svn Fngrs

| next_year = 2008

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 73/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/bluefinger/black-francis |title=Bluefinger by Black Francis |accessdate=5 September 2017 |work= Metacritic }}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bluefinger-mw0000584508 |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger |accessdate=6 September 2017 |work= AllMusic |last=Phares |first=Heather }}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = B{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/black-francis-bluefinger-1798202975 |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger |date=11 September 2007 |access-date=6 September 2017 |work= The A.V. Club |last=Tobias |first=Scott }}

| rev3 = NME

| rev3score = 7/10{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-black-francis-8912 |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger |date=29 August 2007 |accessdate=6 September 2017 |work= NME }}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger Review |date=September 2007 |journal= Mojo |page=110 }}

| rev5 = Magnet

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger Review |date=Fall 2007 |journal= Magnet |page=96 }}

| rev6 = Paste

| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/09/bluefinger.html |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger |date=11 September 2007 |accessdate=6 September 2017 |work= Paste |last=Isaac |first=Mike }}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7score = 6.6/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10630-bluefinger/ |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger |date= 5 September 2007 |accessdate=6 September 2017 |work= Pitchfork |last=Tangari |first=Joe }}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger Review |date= October 2007 |journal= Q |page=94 }}

| rev9 = Uncut

| rev9score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger |date=October 2007 |journal= Uncut |page=83 }}

| rev10 = Under the Radar

| rev10score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite journal |title=Black Francis: Bluefinger |date=Summer 2007 |journal= Under the Radar |page=72 }}

}}

Image:Black francis zwolle.jpg near his statue in Zwolle, Netherlands on February 29, 2008]]

Bluefinger is an album by Black Francis[https://www.nme.com/news/frank-black/27682 Frank Black reveals details of two new albums | News | NME.COM]. 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,{{Cite web |url=http://frankblack.net/news/#553 |title=FrankBlack.net - What's Going On |access-date=2007-03-26 |archive-date=2009-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522202627/http://www.frankblack.net/news/#553 |url-status=dead }} 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 musician and artist Herman Brood (1946-2001), 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, of which the citizens are colloquially known as Blauwvingers (Bluefingers).

The song "Threshold Apprehension" was #90 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.No byline (December 11, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215233653/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/23 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21

"You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" was included in the soundtrack for Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

In 2010, Bluefinger was adapted into a play/rock opera, in collaboration with Jason Nodler, for Houston's acclaimed Catastrophic Theatre.[http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2010/09/bluefinger.php Black Francis and Catastrophic Theatre Stage a Rock Resurrection]Houston Press. Retrieved 2010-09-24.