Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five

Documentation of the elementary school years of one of the more popular indie-label acts who flout an aggressively poppy rock sound. Across 26 tracks, each one named using a different letter of the alphabet, Braid meticulously defines, in somewhat coarse means, a smattering of the different textures and movements they would later follow on their more popular Age of Octeen and Frame & Canvas. Jangly energetic bursts of melodic punk styles in more excess than you can handle. Despite the many moments that lag or lack focus, there are many moments encrusted here that make this album a necessity for most Braid fans. ~ Blake Butler

• Genre: Pop
• Format: Vinyl
• RSD Release Date: n/a
• Released: 04/13/2010