Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five

Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five
Studio album by Braid
Released 1995
Recorded August 1994 - February 1995
Genre Post-hardcore, emo
Length 63:24
Label Divot Records
Braid chronology

Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five
(1995)
The Age of Octeen
(1996)
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Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five is the debut studio album by American emo band Braid, released in 1995 on Divot Records.

Stylistically sporadic and abrasive, Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five 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

  1. "Angel Falls" – 2:25
  2. "Capricorn" – 3:17
  3. "Minuet" – 1:59
  4. "New Dollar Building" – 2:23
  5. "Lining Lake Michigan" – 2:26
  6. "Wax Wings" – 1:08
  7. "Garner Hall Music Room" – 2:14
  8. "Hugs from Boys" – 4:06
  9. "Three Point Turn" – 1:52
  10. "Eeyore and Easel" – 3:26
  11. "Red Dye Company" – 1:08
  12. "Summer Salt" – 2:36
  13. "X Marks the Hope Box" – 1:53
  14. "Brass Knuckle Sandwich" – 3:32
  15. "Dolores" – 1:09
  16. "Under the Influence of Tricycle Mechanics" – 2:44
  17. "Featherweight" – 2:39
  18. "Ornamental" – 3:08
  19. "Kissy Windmill Print" – 2:25
  20. "Jane Describes John" – 3:18
  21. "Quarters" – 2:33
  22. "Interstate 57" – 1:47
  23. "Yawn London" – 3:00
  24. "Vest of Interest" – 2:06
  25. "Pipsqueak" – 3:02
  26. "Zero Frisco" – 2:36

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