The Finger (album)

The Finger
Studio album by Babyland
Released	October 18, 2004
Recorded	Mathlab
Genre	Industrial rock, synth punk
Length	51:40
Label	Dependent/Mattress
Producer	Babyland
Babyland chronology
Decade One (2001) The Finger (2004) Cavecraft (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	(2/10)[1]

The Finger is the fourth studio album by Babyland, released on October 18 2004 by Dependent and Mattress Recordings.^[2] It was their first full-length album in six years.

Track listing

All tracks written by Babyland. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Loss Leader"	2:23
2.	"Defeated"	5:21
3.	"Fast Space"	2:52
4.	"Past Lives"	3:31
5.	"Reno Machine"	4:10
6.	"Guard Dogs"	6:24
7.	"Nowadays"	3:59
8.	"Cabrini Manor"	3:50
9.	"Startled by the Obvious"	5:14
10.	"Nativity"	4:55
11.	"Gehry"	4:28
12.	"LMYA!"	4:33

Personnel

Adapted from the The Finger liner notes.^[3]

Babyland Dan Gatto – lead vocals, keyboards Michael Smith – percussion

Production and additional personnel Babyland – production, recording Giuliana Maresca – cover art, photography Shawn Porter – recording

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2004	Dependent	CD	mind 078
		Mattress		MAT010

References

1. Thompson, Jason (February 21, 2005). "PopMatters Music Short Takes". PopMatters. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
2. "Babyland: The Finger > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
3. The Finger (booklet). Babyland. Los Angeles, California: Mattress Recordings. 2004.

External links

• The Finger at Discogs (list of releases)