No Sir, I Won’t - The Door EP & Tour

I’m extremely happy to announce that the next Framework release
will be the new No Sir, I Won’t 12” EP, The Door.

Boston’s No Sir, I Won’t return with a new EP of unique and complex hardcore punk. Drawing inspiration from all corners of the punk spectrum, No Sir, I Won’t is able to create a wholly unique and refreshing sound not often heard in today’s punk scene. Comprised of 6 songs, and clocking in at over 20 minutes in length, The Door is an dynamic album that mixes the anger of Conflict with the melody of early Chumbawamba.

The Door by No Sir, I Won’t will be released on June 25th on yellow vinyl 12” with download card.

Hear the track “Harry Harlow” from The Door here:


In the meantime, the band will be hitting the road for a week of shows along the North East. Check them out on the following dates:
Monday May 20 – Willimantic, CT @ Shitty Present HQ w/ Snotrocket
Tuesday May 21 – Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House w/ Last World, & Gorcrow
Wednesday May 22 – Boston, MA @ Ramrod w/ Terveet Kadet
Thursday May 23 – Lake Ronkonkoma, NY @ Hometowne Tavern w/ Pretty Shit, No More Victims, & Brian Connelly
Friday May 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House w/ Terveet Kadet, Lotus Fucker, Low Charge, & Muscle Revolution
Saturday May 25 – Cleveland, OH @ TBA
Sunday May 26 – Washington, DC @ The Chill Factory w/ Cheap Love
Monday May 27 – Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar w/ Howling Curse, & Friendbest
Tuesday May 28 – Albany, NY @ Trampoline House w/ Neutron Rats, & Bourbon Scum

*For those who can’t wait until June, a limited supply of black vinyl tour editions of The Door will be available at the above shows.

Distros/Stores/Questions/Concerns: frameworklabel@gmail.com


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Brain Killer’s “Church and State” streaming on Framework SoundCloud page

I was doing some spring cleaning and decided to throw a Brain Killer rarity on the Framework SoundCloud page. “Church and State” was originally released as a one sided 8” lathe single via Vinyl Rites and was recently included on The Complete Punk Recordings cassette. Enjoy:

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Brain Killer - “The Complete Punk Recordings” Out Now!

It is my pleasure to announce that Brain Killer’s “The Complete Punk Recordings” cassette is now available for purchase in the Framework shop! Only a limited number of copies are available for sale through our webstore as the rest will be sold at the final two Brain Killer shows. Here are the details on the final shows:

Friday, March 1st
BRAIN KILLER
PERDITION 
IN SCHOOL
MISSIONARY 

8pm, $8
@ Death By Audio
49 South 2nd St 
Brooklyn, NY

Saturday, March 2nd
DROPDEAD
BRAIN KILLER (Last Show)
BLOOD KROW BUTCHER

7pm, $10
@ The Cambridge Elks Lodge
55 Bishop Allen Dr.
Cambridge, MA

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2/14/2013: Fred Thomas interview at BrightestYoungThings

Hey Internet, check out this cool interview with Fred Thomas up now at BrightestYoungThings HERE.

Also, be sure to check him out on tour in the North-east this week with Trummors!

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2/13/2013 - Brain Killer: The Complete Punk Recordings & Last Shows

In the coming weeks, Brain Killer will be performing their final shows, and Framework will be releasing a new tape to coincide with this: 

Brain Killer - The Complete Punk Recordings CS
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In celebration of Brain Killer’s demise, the band’s collected works will be released by Framework on a cassette titled “The Complete Punk Recordings”. This tape contains Brain Killer’s LP, 8” single, 3 EPs and a previously unreleased live radio set. A limited amount will go up for sale on the Framework webstore on March 1st. The rest will be sold at Brain Killer’s last three shows. All copies come with 2.25” pin.

The Complete Punk Recordings cassette will be available March 1st via Framework

If you’re going to be in the New England area over the next few weeks, there will be 3 final chances to catch Brain Killer:

Saturday, February 23rd
BRAIN KILLER
PINKO AND THE ACTION BOYS
ATHABASCA
GROKE

7pm, $5
@ 442 St John St.
Portland, ME

Friday, March 1st
BRAIN KILLER
PERDITION 
IN SCHOOL
MISSIONARY 

8pm, $8
@ Death By Audio
49 South 2nd St 
Brooklyn, NY

Saturday, March 2nd
DROPDEAD
BRAIN KILLER (Last Show)
BLOOD KROW BUTCHER

7pm, $10
@ The Cambridge Elks Lodge
55 Bishop Allen Dr.
Cambridge, MA

Come one, come all, and have a great time!

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Fred Thomas / Trummors Mini Tour February 13-16

Fred Thomas is going to be hitting up the east coast for a few days in February with his pals in Trummors. If you’re in the area, don’t miss out. These shows are sure to be a great time for all! Check out the details below:

Wed, Feb 13 - NYC - Googie’s,  154 Ludlow 8PM
Thurs, Feb 14 - Philly - Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 N Front Street 9PM
Fri, Feb 15 - Ithaca NY - Angry Mom Records in-store, 115 The Commons (basement of Autumn Leaves bookstore)
Sat, Feb 16 - Hudson NY - The Spotty Dog, 440 Warren Street 8PM

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12/14/2012: Defects Mirror #2 by Fred Thomas available in the webstore now!

I am excited to have copies of Defects Mirror #2, the latest release from Life Like, available in the Framework webstore. 

For the second installment of Fred Thomas’ Defects Mirror zine, we see the original concept of black and white collages, melding images both devilish and mundane, expanded into unforeseen dimensions with expansive text in a loose narrative with the images. This story-stream is in constant free fall, jumping from poetic accounts of teenage oblivion to erudite dissections of N.W.A. lyrics and back into several pages dedicated to reproductions of freaky sweaters with detailed accounts of where each sweater was found. The end result is a 40 page headtrip that offers a skewed mix of humor, poetry and the essence of Midwestern paranoia. 

Defects Mirror #2 is available in the in the webstore HERE.

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New music video for “Well” by Fred Thomas

Fred Thomas sure is a busy man. In addition to Night Times, he’s also released two other LPs at the same time: Turn It Down (Corleone) and Kuma (Ernest Jenning)! Check out his brand new music video for the track “Well” off of Kuma below:

Also, you can still pick up all 3 new records as part of a Fred Thomas bundle deal through Polyvinyl Mailorder HERE!

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Fred Thomas Bundle Deal Available Now!

Hey! Wow! In addition to Night Times, Fred Thomas is also releasing two other solo albums this month: Turn It Down (An old jam making it’s way to vinyl for the first time, courtesy of Corleone) & Kuma (A brand new jam, courtesy of Ernest Jenning Record Co). To celebrate this aligning of the cosmos, we all got together to offer a bundle deal for people who want to pick up all three at once!

As an added incentive (as if you needed more): included with the bundle is No Other Wonder (Seemingly Random Unreleased Songs 1997-2012). This hyper-limited CDR (only 60 hand-numbered copies made) collects 25 tracks and almost an hour’s worth of unreleased material from Fred’s archives spanning a 15-year period and including at least one song from every year.

Demos, unfinished sketches, instrumental beats, 35 second grindcore songs, really good songs, really bad songs and a lot of really strange songs fill up this incredibly intimate collection.

Never intended to be shared outside of the headphone space of the bedroom recording session, No Other Wonder is a look in for the completist or the voyeur.

This bundle deal is available NOW from Polyvinyl Mailorder, or directly through Fred via the Life Like Webstore. No Other Wonder will be included with the first 30 orders from each party. Take your pick. Either way, we all win!

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10/1/2012 - Fred Thomas - Night Times LP OUT NOW!

It is a great pleasure to announce that Night Times by Fred Thomas is out now!

I really could not be happier with the final product, and I am so excited to have this album released out into the world. All copies come on gorgeous white vinyl and include a download code.

Orders are now being accepted via the Framework webstore.

For the children of the modern age, the album is also seeing a digital release tomorrow, October 2nd, by the Polyvinyl Record Co. Look out for that to be available through all the major digital stores (iTunes, eMusic, Spotify, rdio, etc.)

In addition to this latest Framework release, the webstore has also been updated with a few new distro items from members and friends of the label. Here’s what we’ve got:

Saturday Looks Good To Me - 2012 Tour Tape
- This is the first new recording from Fred Thomas’ Saturday Looks Good To Me since recently awaking from years of dormancy. 5 absolutely killer new songs that fit right at home with the band’s All Your Summer Songs, & Every Night albums. Only 100 copies made. Most were sold on their tour this past spring. So far as I know, these are the only copies available for sale around the internet right now. (Life Like)

California X - Sucker/Mummy Cassingle
- Tape version of the bands debut single. “Sucker / Mummy” features two tracks of top-shelf grunge-pop in the vein of Dinosaur Jr. and Superchunk: fuzzed out melodies for the 90’s low-fi “indie” fan in all of us. Limited to 100 for the band’s Summer 2012 tour.

No Sir, I Won’t - More Politicians b/w No Party System 7”
- Debut vinyl release from one of the best current bands in the Boston punk scene. 2 tracks of complex songwriting with driving power and a heavy peace punk vibe. Get into it. (Destroy Me Records)

Potty Mouth - Sun Damage 12” EP
- Infectious indie-punk hybrid from the valley of Western Massachusetts. Taking cues from other all-girl groups of yesteryear and the tuneful qualities of low-fi 90’s post-punk, these ladies create a distinct soundscape of dark pop melody that somehow maintains its youthful exuberance. 6 tracks in just under 14 minutes. (Feeble Minds/Ride The Snake/Puzzle Pieces)

Thank you all for the love and support.
Got some great new projects in the works that I hope to announce shortly.

Distros/Stores/Questions/Concerns: frameworklabel@gmail.com

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8/12/2012 - Fred Thomas “Night Times” LP Coming Soon!

It is my great pleasure to announce the next Framework release:
Fred Thomas - “Night Times”

Michigan-born singer/songwriter/compulsive band-former Fred Thomas has turned the most heads with his underwater chamber-pop sounds in Saturday Looks Good To Me, but Thomas has always diverged from those sunny tunes to work on a plethora of other projects at the same time. The washy sample-pop of City Center, the surfy Swimsuit or straight up noise outfits have all walked hand-in-hand on the timeline. Since around 2001, Thomas has also performed under his own name, touring and releasing songs that don’t fit anywhere else in a low-key, stripped-down style.

Originally released as a free download in 2010, Night Times is the sixth volume of Thomas’ largely obscured solo material. The freely-shared files made the rounds the same way as limited CDR or cassette albums circulated a few years beforehand, reaching a select few via the ramshackle merch table at living room shows, mixtapes or recommendations between friends. We’re pleased to release this strange collection of heartfelt pop songs and foggy landscapes in a physical form for the first time as a white vinyl LP edition, complete with two additional tracks not included in the original release. Sometimes absurd, sometimes sad, Night Times is full of beautiful, shadowy compositions that drift from one to the other; as if like dreams passing in the night. Drawing on the insular spirit of Arthur Russell’s bedroom productions and the haunted folk poetry of acts like Will Oldham, Mt. Eerie or Neil Young’s darkest hours, Thomas melds subtle acoustic structures with waves of buzzing guitar tones and ghostly vocals. These 17 astral pop gems rival the greatest of his previous offerings and we’re left with a work that truly sets him apart from his indie folk/pop colleagues.

Night Times by Fred Thomas will be available October 1st on white vinyl 12” with download card via Framework, and digitally courtesy of the fine folks at Polyvinyl Record Co.

Hear the song “Picture Hurt” from Night Times:

For more information, and wholesale order details: frameworklabel@gmail.com

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6/10/2012 - Back from Texas/Webstore Update

We’re back from Texas, and had a blast. For anyone who didn’t make it out, check the previous post for a video of Brain Killer’s set at Mohawk in Austin, TX last Friday. With the return home, we have a couple new items available in the Shop:

First, we have left over Brain Killer t-shirts from their Chaos in Tejas shows. White ink on black shirts. They’re currently available in S, M, L, & XL, but supplies are limited.

Second, we have the new Koward - s/t EP courtesy of Total Fucker. This record is a phenomenal example of high quality hardcore punk and should not be missed. 

Both items are available in the Framework webstore right now. Additionally, we still have copies of the No Sir, I Won’t demo tape, and the Siamese Twins 7” single.

Repress of Brain Killer’s 3rd EP are en route. Distros get in touch at frameworklabel@gmail.com to order copies.

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6/6/2012 - CVLT Nation Streaming Brain Killer 3rd EP

If you haven’t heard the new Brain Killer EP yet, you can head over to CVLT Nation to give it a listen. The fine folks at CVLT Nation have the entire record streaming right now at http://www.cvltnation.com/brain-killer/

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