Braid- Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five - Blue (Blue) [Colored Vinyl]
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After releasing the Rainsnowmatch 7" in 1994, Braid's debut full-length, Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five, came out in June 1995 on Divot Records. With 26 blistering tracks in just under 60 minutes, the members of Braid - Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, Chris Broach and Roy Ewing - simultaneously encapsulated and redefined the Midwest scene from which they came.Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five is a meticulously crafted record that never once feels anything other than raw and organic. Starting with the song titles (each begins with a different letter of the alphabet), it soon becomes clear that no aspect of the album is superfluous.Even the between-track interim is filled with precision. Nanna and Bell spent six hours adding static and snippets of music from their old bands and friends' bands (including Cap'n Jazz, Friction, The Sky Corvair and Mary Me) to give listeners the feeling of tuning a radio dial while listening to the record.This attention to detail is especially evident in the music. Never uniform and always challenging, the songs on FWBA5 continually change tone, volume, and structure within time spans that sometimes swell to more than three minutes, but are most often contained to one or two. Featuring a more aggressive, hardcore-influenced sound than later Braid releases, these tracks manage to be both abrasive and melodic, brief yet lasting.With Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five, Braid introduced itself to a national audience - one which it would continue to build over years of extensive touring and the release of two more full-lengths, nine 7"s and numerous compilation appearances.
Tracklist:
- Angel Falls
- Capricorn
- Minuet
- New Dollar Building
- Lining Lake Michigan
- Wax Wings
- Garner Hall Music Room
- Hugs From Boys
- Three Point Turn
- Eeyore and Easel
- Red Dye Company
- Summer Salt
- X Marks the Hope Box
- Brass Knuckle Sandwich
- Dolores
- Under the Influence of Tricycle Mechanics
- Featherweight
- Ornamental
- Kissy Windmill Print
- Jane Describes John
- Quarters
- Interstate 57
- Yawn London
- Vest of Interest
- Pipsqueak
- Zero Frisco
UPC > 644110018007
Format > New Vinyl
Label > Polyvinyl Records
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Braid- Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five - Blue (Blue) [Colored Vinyl]
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Release Date: 09.19.2025
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After releasing the Rainsnowmatch 7" in 1994, Braid's debut full-length, Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five, came out in June 1995 on Divot Records. With 26 blistering tracks in just under 60 minutes, the members of Braid - Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, Chris Broach and Roy Ewing - simultaneously encapsulated and redefined the Midwest scene from which they came.Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five is a meticulously crafted record that never once feels anything other than raw and organic. Starting with the song titles (each begins with a different letter of the alphabet), it soon becomes clear that no aspect of the album is superfluous.Even the between-track interim is filled with precision. Nanna and Bell spent six hours adding static and snippets of music from their old bands and friends' bands (including Cap'n Jazz, Friction, The Sky Corvair and Mary Me) to give listeners the feeling of tuning a radio dial while listening to the record.This attention to detail is especially evident in the music. Never uniform and always challenging, the songs on FWBA5 continually change tone, volume, and structure within time spans that sometimes swell to more than three minutes, but are most often contained to one or two. Featuring a more aggressive, hardcore-influenced sound than later Braid releases, these tracks manage to be both abrasive and melodic, brief yet lasting.With Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five, Braid introduced itself to a national audience - one which it would continue to build over years of extensive touring and the release of two more full-lengths, nine 7"s and numerous compilation appearances.
Tracklist:
- Angel Falls
- Capricorn
- Minuet
- New Dollar Building
- Lining Lake Michigan
- Wax Wings
- Garner Hall Music Room
- Hugs From Boys
- Three Point Turn
- Eeyore and Easel
- Red Dye Company
- Summer Salt
- X Marks the Hope Box
- Brass Knuckle Sandwich
- Dolores
- Under the Influence of Tricycle Mechanics
- Featherweight
- Ornamental
- Kissy Windmill Print
- Jane Describes John
- Quarters
- Interstate 57
- Yawn London
- Vest of Interest
- Pipsqueak
- Zero Frisco
UPC > 644110018007
Format > New Vinyl
Label > Polyvinyl Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.