Frame & Canvas

Rock · 1998 · 11 tracks

Frame & Canvas

Jagged, interlocking guitars and urgent dual vocals define this midwest emo cornerstone. A restless, high-energy document of 1990s basement-show catharsis.

April 6, 1998 · Polyvinyl Record Company

A restless and urgent search for connection amidst the static of a touring life.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks

01

The New Nathan Detroits

4:18

02

Killing a Camera

2:35

03

Never Will Come for Us

3:31

05

Collect From Clark Kent

3:25

06

Milwaukee Sky Rocket

3:10

07

A Dozen Roses

4:19

08

Urbana’s Too Dark

3:18

09

Consolation Prize Fighter

3:14

10

Ariel

2:38

11

Breathe In

2:18

12

I Keep a Diary

5:43

Moments Worth Listening For

The explosive vocal hand-off in 'The New Nathan Detroits' where the overlapping lines create a dizzying sense of internal conflict.

The jagged, stop-start guitar riff in 'Killing a Camera' that perfectly mimics the mechanical shutter of the title.

The slow, diary-entry build of the final track where the repetition of 'move on' feels like a hard-won emotional breakthrough.

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