Polyvinyl Record Co. and emo veterans Braid are excited to announce the release of the 25th anniversary edition of the inimitable Frame & Canvas. Entirely remixed and remastered from producer J. Robbins’ original tapes with unseen photos from the era by Andy Mueller, and expanded liner notes, the renovated Frame & Canvas is the brightest articulation of a document that’s been an inextricable force of influence and inspiration since it arrived more than two decades ago.

For those already well-familiarized and imprinted with Frame & Canvas, this updated rendering offers a new way to hear an evergreen classic, and in doing so, perhaps find some new layers of meaning, new angles of remembering the people we were when these songs first became a part of our lives. For those lucky souls hearing the album for the first time, this is a perfect entry point to Braid’s world of explosivity and self-searching. Stream and purchase the album on all platforms HERE.

Additionally, Braid have just announced a set of summer U.S. dates spanning July. Kicking off on July 13 at Tellus 360 in Lancaster, PA, the 11-date tour will visit additional markets such as Brooklyn, NY on July 15, Detroit, MI on July 19, San Francisco, CA on July 21, Los Angeles, CA on July 22, and culminate in an appearance at Come and Take It Live in Austin, TX on July 29. Braid will also be making an appearance at this year’s Furnace Fest in Birmingham, AL on September 22. A full listing of dates can be found below. 

Frame & Canvas is a landmark. Released in April of 1998, Braid’s third studio album and first full-length with Polyvinyl wasn’t their first nor last important statement, but its urgency, precision, and non-stop rush of innovative ideas lined up perfectly with the time it was created in to effect a profound shift. In the small but growing circles of Midwestern emo of the late-‘90s, nothing was quite the same after this record.

JULY
13 — Lancaster, PA — Tellus 360
14 — Garwood, NJ — Crossroads 
15 — Brooklyn, NY — Music Hall of Williamsburg 
16 — Boston, MA — Sinclair
18 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Ballroom 
19 — Detroit, MI — The Loving Touch 
21 — San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall 
22 — Los Angeles, CA — Echoplex 
27 — Dallas, TX — Trees 
28 — San Antonio, TX — Paper Tiger
29 — Austin, TX — Come and Take It Live

SEPTEMBER
22 — Birmingham, AL — Furnace Fest