Burn the Maps

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title: "Burn the Maps" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2005-albums", "anti--(record-label)-albums", "the-frames-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_the_Maps" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Burn the Maps
type	Album
artist	The Frames
cover	Burn the Maps.jpeg
released	17 September 2004
recorded	Black Box Studios, France; Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois; Joe's House
genre	Rock
length	56:30
label	Plateau Records
prev_title	Set List
prev_year	2003
next_title	The Cost
next_year	2006
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| 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 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = |rev2=The New York Times|rev2Score= (not rated) |rev3=Pitchfork Media|rev3Score= (4.7/10) |rev4= Billboard |rev4Score= |rev5=The Austin Chronicle|rev5Score= |rev6= Planet Sound |rev6Score=(7/10) |rev7=Stylus Magazine|rev7Score= B+}} 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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References

References

1. Johnny Loftus. (2005-02-08). "Burn the Maps - The Frames | Songs, Reviews, Credits". [[AllMusic]].
2. (21 February 2005). "New CD's". [[The New York Times]].
3. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17836-burn-the-maps ] {{webarchive. link. (March 22, 2008)
4. (2009-07-04). "The Frames - Chart history". Billboard.
5. David Lynch. (2005-03-18). "Review: The Frames - Music". The Austin Chronicle.
6. link. (March 7, 2008)

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