Call it the miracle of evolution if you want. By accident or design, the Frames have always done whatever the hell they wanted, led by their noses through a funhouse of big label hoopla and indie intrigues. Frequently without a pot to piss in, they are nevertheless the envy of any band tethered to the industry treadmill, a maverick lot more at home in the ditch than the middle of the road. The band's fourth album For The Birds is the latest in a series of beautiful mistakes. If 1999's lauded Dance The Devil album recast the band from a super acoustic rock monster into a quirky and crafty entity on a par with soul mates like dEUS and The Dirty Three, then For The Birds is the baptismal rite after that rebirth. The Frames are one of the No 1 selling multi platinum Irish Bands to hit the international music scene.