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| | The Frames: Burn the Maps - PopMatters Music Review |
 | | If the maps are on fire, it's a slow burn, one ignited after a succession of faulty matches had been struck, broken, and dropped. |
 | | They're formally and technically far ahead of Coldplay (to use an obvious reference point), but they're neither as affecting as Elbow nor as flexible as Clearlake, two bands that, like the Frames, haven't gained the name recognition in the States that they deserve. |
 | | They've clearly got talent, but, at least on Burn the Maps, they play it too safe, even if they come off as vulnerable. |
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