Frames - Burn the Maps
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Free Music Review: Rather quite good
Hit: 4 Stars
The Frames do have quite a history but one that still hasn't made it far out of Ireland. And despite their obvious live presence and devoted worldwide fan base probably never will. Their sideways storytelling style and their reeling rolling music are more about substance than the style required to sell millions of albums.
Burn the Maps is a cracker of a disc. It still possesses that sleepy style of 'From The Birds' but invests some of that pop and crackle from 'Dance the Devil'. Basically this album has a couple of clear singles in 'Happy' and 'Fake' which 'For the Birds' just didn't have. Whether this makes 'Burn...' a better album is entirely up to you.
To me this one is an easier listen. The first three tracks suck you in with their familiarity born from them being all round catchy tunes then we wander into atmospheric introspectiveness and passion that Frames fans have come to expect.
At times the quiet/loud progression in song after song can get a little tedious - change of tempo can sometimes be so much fun but when it's the same from and to tempo time after time.......hmmm. Cheap shot perhaps but you can't give them a perfect score can you?
In the end what keeps this disc moving along is Colm's violin. It's just so persuasive and at times very reminiscent of Warren Ellis from The Dirty Three and Nick Cave's Bad Seeds. Combine that violin with Glenn Hansard's voice and lyrical expression then you have a slow burn winner.
I suspect The Frames are getting better and better as musicians and composers and I fully intend to stay with them till next time.
Free Music Review: Builds with intensity
Hit: 4 Stars
This is probably The Frames darkest album. It definitely sets unsettling mood throughout. But it also has some of their most rocking tunes that you just get swept up by. "Finally" the second track on the CD is possibly the most captivating openings to a rock song ever. It's so bitter in tone and yet so fun to sing along to! A lot of songs on this album also fall into their signature format "opening soft and whispy, building, adding layers of violin, rocking the hell out, bombast intensity, and suddenly cutting back to the melodic quiet of the opening..."
And this album adds a bit of electronic bits and beeps into the mix for some interesting affect. Sort of in a Radiohead vibe...but with their own distinct vibe. There's some soundscape experimenting ala Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo on "A Caution to the Birds".
I think "Burn the Maps" has some of the The Frames best stand alone songs...even if it doesn't tie together as a complete album as well as "For the Birds".
My personal favorites are "Dream Awake" (pretty much a definitive Frames song), "Sideways Down" (channeling a bit of the Pixies), Fake (should have been their big pop single), Keepsake (another perfect example of what the Frames do best!). The last song, "Locusts" is almost a foreshadowing to Glen Hansards solo work on "Once" and "The Swell Season".
Free Music Review: Can You Trust What i Say?
Hit: 4 Stars
If there's a Frames' album that deserves to be recognised, it's "Burn the Maps." This album has everything that's current. If you're an indie fan, you should enjoy the grand basslines and the sometimes-soft-somtimes-abrassive vocals of Glen Hansard, that are presented on this album. They sound much more ambisious and sound as though they've expanded their musical vision. Check it out; i've learned that no matter how well-written a review, the music must speak for itself to your naked ears.
Free Music Review: unappreciated music.
Hit: 4 Stars
while this cd is the best they have out, you will either love it or hate it. a mix between the essential damien rice and equally needed radiohead, this album works for me. heartfelt, with raw emotion. no qualms here.Free Music Review: not bad
Hit: 4 Stars
its not bad, its brilliant if your a frames fan. but i suggest if your a newbie buy fitzcarraldo or dance the devil.much much better than burn the maps.and go see them live they are fantastic.