For the Birds

by The Frames

For the Birds cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 April 2001
  • Label: Plateau
  • Country: Ireland
  • Length: 52:18
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced with Steve Albini, 'For the Birds' is a raw, emotionally devastating pivot away from the band's earlier, more radio-friendly sound. The Irish ensemble embraces slow-building tension, combining deeply introspective folk-rock with sweeping, suspenseful post-rock crescendos.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, atmospheric, animals, crescendo, soaring, folk, storytelling, confessional, orchestral, melodic

Tracklist

  1. In The Deep Shade (3:29)
  2. Lay Me Down (3:11)
  3. What Happens When the Heart Just Stops (4:20)
  4. Headlong (5:20)
  5. Fighting On The Stairs (3:22)
  6. Giving Me Wings (3:34)
  7. Early Bird (5:04)
  8. Friends & Foe (4:07)
  9. Santa Maria (6:57)
  10. Dissapointed (3:09)
  11. Mighty Sword (9:40)

Credits

  • The Frames - primary artist
  • Craig Ward - recorded by
  • David Odlum - recorded by
  • Steve Albini - recorded by

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