For the Birds (album)

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For the Birds
For the Birds cover
Studio album by The Frames
Released 2 April 2001
Genre Rock
Label Plateau Records
Professional reviews
The Frames chronology
Dance the Devil
(1999)
For the Birds
(2001)
Breadcrumb Trail
(2002)

For the Birds is the fourth studio album by Dublin based band The Frames. The album was first released in Ireland on 2 April 2001 on Plateau Records, the Frames' own indie label. The band's line-up for this album featured Glen Hansard on guitar and vocals, Colm Mac Con Iomaire on violin, Joseph Doyle on bass guitar and backing vocals, Dave Odlum on lead guitar and Dave Hingerty on drums.

According to the album notes, recording took place in a wide variety of places: "recorded by Steve Albini, Craig Ward and David Odlum at Electrical Audio, Chicago and in Ventry, Kerry at Joan's house with additional recording and mixing at various bedrooms and houses including Black Box, La Dionae France, Trevor Hutchinson's, Mic Christopher's and Mrs Odlums."

[edit] Track listing

  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 And Foe (4:07)
  9. Santa Maria (6:57)
  10. Disappointed (3:09)
  11. Mighty Sword (9:42)

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