The Age of Octeen
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| Released | September 7, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Length | 38:07 | |||
| Label | Mud | |||
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The Age of Octeen is the second studio album by American emo band Braid, released September 7, 1996 on Mud Records.
Released a year after their debut album, Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five, the album is notably 25 minutes shorter and features half as many songs. However, The Age of Octeen made up for this by showcasing greatly improved production quality, and songs are on average three-to-four minutes long, almost twice as long as those featured on Frankie Welfare Boy Age 5.
Songs from the album were included in the Braid compilation album Movie Music, Vol. 2.
Braid's debut double album Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five, was recorded at a friend's studio, which allowed them the freedom to record whenever they wanted, writing entire songs on the spot.[2] Frontman Bob Nanna has stated that this excessive freedom and the sheer quantity of songs made the album "unlistenable."[3]
After recording Frankie Welfare Boy, Braid went on tour, which resulted in the band becoming a more cohesive unit.[2] According to Nanna, their time on the road also allowed them to refine their sound and gave them "a better idea of what we wanted" when making their followup Age of Octeen.[2] Nanna has also said that by placing "My Baby Smokes" and "Chandelier Swing" as the first and penultimate tracks respectively, the band was making a conscious decision to guide the album's "flow", compared to the slapdash approach of Frankie Welfare Boy.[2]
