Frankie Welfare Boy Age 5
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Released | June 1995 | |||
Recorded | August 1994 - February 1995 | |||
Genre | Post-hardcore, emo | |||
Length | 63:24 | |||
Label | Divot | |||
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Frankie Welfare Boy Age 5 is the debut studio album by American emo band Braid, released in 1995 on Divot Records.
Stylistically sporadic and abrasive, Frankie Welfare Boy Age 5 features 26 tracks, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet arranged in a random order. The songs are short and mostly range from one to three minutes, with the longest song "Hugs from Boys" peaking at four minutes and six seconds.
Track listing
- "Angel Falls" – 2:25
- "Capricorn" – 3:17
- "Minuet" – 1:59
- "New Dollar Building" – 2:23
- "Lining Lake Michigan" – 2:26
- "Wax Wings" – 1:08
- "Garner Hall Music Room" – 2:14
- "Hugs from Boys" – 4:06
- "Three Point Turn" – 1:52
- "Eeyore and Easel" – 3:26
- "Red Dye Company" – 1:08
- "Summer Salt" – 2:36
- "X Marks the Hope Box" – 1:53
- "Brass Knuckle Sandwich" – 3:32
- "Dolores" – 1:09
- "Under the Influence of Tricycle Mechanics" – 2:44
- "Featherweight" – 2:39
- "Ornamental" – 3:08
- "Kissy Windmill Print" – 2:25
- "Jane Describes John" – 3:18
- "Quarters" – 2:33
- "Interstate 57" – 1:47
- "Yawn London" – 3:00
- "Vest of Interest" – 2:06
- "Pipsqueak" – 3:02
- "Zero Frisco" – 2:36
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