The Frames are an influential Irish band based mainly in Dublin. Founded in 1990, the group has released six albums and appeared in numerous music videos. The band´s ex-bassist John Carney has become a film director, writing and directing the award-winning 2007 film "Once," which stars the band´s singer/guitarist Glen Hansard, who wrote much of the music for the film.

The band released its sixth studio album, The Cost, on September 22, 2006. They appeared on the setlist at Lollapalooza 2006 just 12 days afterwards.

Recently, the band´s song "Dream Awake" was used in the pilot episode of NBC´s "Life." Also, "Finally" was prominently featured in the 11th episode of the show, when the title character reaped the rewards of the detective work which he had been doing all season. However, a different song is used in the version of the episode on nbc.com.

On February 24, 2008, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" from the film Once.