The FramesBest The Frames Albums Ranked

For the Birds

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7.5

“When I hear the name Steve Albini, I tend to think of a certain sound. Namely raw, primal rock. Rapeman, Big Black, Shellac, Nirvana's *In Utero*, the Pixies-- the man's name is practically synonymous with music that takes no prisoners. His dry, treble-heavy sound has graced literally hundreds of albums over the past decade-and-a-half, and his style has become so developed that a lot of people can”

The Roads Outgrown

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7.4

“Conceptually, the collection of B-sides, outtakes, and arbitrary live tracks is an underwhelming proposition. Usually packed fat with studio scraps, bits of live shows, dubious band experiments, covers, and a mess of other shit that doesn't quite fit anywhere else, outtakes discs are typically devised as a boon for completists, assembled without the internal and temporal cohesion of an album, and ”

Set List (Live) [feat. Glen Hansard]

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7.0

“The Frames might be superhotshit in Ireland, but their careful, blowsy blend of cock-rock swagger and trad-folk delicacy has long slipped past the ears of most Americans, despite loads of rousing recommendations from Brian Eno and million-star reviews from almost every Irish periodical ever. After nearly fourteen years of touring (and four full-length LPs), the band has opted to release a 13-track”

The Cost

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5.2

“Irish band aims for the rafters on its latest shot at translating its big live show into a majestic album.”

Burn the Maps

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4.7

“Irish rockers' latest for Anti continues their tradition of blending trad-rock and bombast.”