Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five is the debut full-length album by Braid

Braid (band)

Braid is an influential emo/post-hardcore band from Illinois that formed in 1993. After forming, the band went through several line-up changes but eventually settled on: Bob Nanna on guitar/vocals, Todd Bell on bass, Chris Broach on guitar/vocals and, Roy Ewing on drums. Roy was replaced in 1997 by...

in 1995 on Divot Records. The album features 26 tracks, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. The songs are short (peaking at just over four minutes but often as brief as one), sporadic and more abrasive than future Braid releases, often slipping into hardcore and back again within the songs' compact run times.

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