Burn the Maps

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Burn the Maps

| type = Album

| artist = The Frames

| cover = Burn the Maps.jpeg

| alt =

| released = 17 September 2004

| recorded = Black Box Studios, France; Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois; Joe's House

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 56:30

| label = Plateau Records

| producer =

| prev_title = Set List

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = The Cost

| next_year = 2006

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=Johnny Loftus |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/burn-the-maps-mw0000258856 |title=Burn the Maps - The Frames | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2005-02-08 |accessdate=2016-01-02}}

|rev2=The New York Times|rev2Score= (not rated){{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/arts/music/21choi.html?|title=New CD's|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 February 2005 |accessdate=2016-01-02 |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon }}

|rev3=Pitchfork Media|rev3Score= (4.7/10)[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17836-burn-the-maps ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322070900/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17836-burn-the-maps |date=March 22, 2008 }}

|rev4= Billboard |rev4Score={{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/408873/frames/chart |title=The Frames - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date=2009-07-04 |accessdate=2016-01-02 |archive-date=2015-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920131615/http://www.billboard.com/artist/408873/frames/chart |url-status=dead }}

|rev5=The Austin Chronicle|rev5Score= {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=David Lynch |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid%3A263031 |title=Review: The Frames - Music |publisher=The Austin Chronicle |date=2005-03-18 |accessdate=2016-01-02}}

|rev6= Planet Sound |rev6Score=(7/10)

|rev7=Stylus Magazine|rev7Score= B+[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2727 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307055725/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2727 |date=March 7, 2008 }}}}

Burn The Maps is the fifth studio album by The Frames, released in Ireland on Plateau Records on 17 September 2004 and worldwide on ANTI- Records on 8 February 2005.

This was their first studio album to go to #1 in the Irish Album Charts.

The songs "Fake", "Finally" & "Sideways Down" became their highest charting hits, reaching 4, 6, and 10 respectively.

Track listing

  1. "Happy"
  2. "Finally"
  3. "Dream Awake"
  4. "A Caution to the Birds"
  5. "Trying"
  6. "Fake"
  7. "Sideways Down"
  8. "Underglass"
  9. "Ship Caught in the Bay"
  10. "Keepsake"
  11. "Suffer in Silence"
  12. "Locusts"

The song "Dream Awake" was featured in the NBC drama series Life at the end of series premiere and "Finally" is featured at the end of episode 11 of the first season, "Fill It Up".

Chart positions

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{{album chart|Flanders|85|artist=The Frames|album=Burn the Maps|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Ireland|1|artist=The Frames|year=2004|week=39|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|54|artist=The Frames|album=Burn the Maps|rowheader=true}}

References

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