The Roads Outgrown is an EP released by the band The Frames

The Frames

The Frames are an Irish band based in Dublin. Founded in 1990 by Glen Hansard, the band has been influential in the Dublin rock music scene. The group has released six albums...

. It is a collection of B-sides, covers, live songs, and reworked versions of earlier songs. The EP was released solely in the United States on August 19, 2003.

"Lay Me Down" and "Headlong" are different versions of songs originally recorded on the band's 2001 album For the Birds. "God Bless Mom" is a different version of the song that originally appeared on the 1999 album Dance the Devil

Dance the Devil

Dance the Devil... is the third studio album by Dublin based band The Frames. The album was first released in Ireland on 25 June 1999 on ZTT Records and subsequently in the UK and USA later in the year. On this album the band returned to using their original name in place of the moniker The Frames...

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The songs "New Partner" and "Listen Girl" were covers of Will Oldham

Will Oldham

Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...

 and Mic Christopher

Mic Christopher

Mic Christopher was an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his posthumously-released debut album Skylarkin.-Early life:...

 songs respectively.

The live version of "Fitzcarraldo" was taken from the 2002 live album Breadcrumb Trail

Breadcrumb Trail

Breadcrumb Trail is the first live album by Dublin based band The Frames, recorded in Stará Pekárna, Brno in the Czech Republic. The album was released on June 2002 on Indies Records in the Czech Republic and the Frames' own indie label Plateau Records in Ireland...

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Track listing

1. "Lay Me Down"
2. "Headlong"
3. "Rise"
4. "God Bless Mom"
5. "New Partner" (Will Oldham)
6. "Tomorrow's Too Long"
7. "Listen Girl" (Mic Christopher)
8. "Sickbeds"
9. "Fitzcarraldo (live)"