Framing Hanley
Mar 9, 2014
The rock band, Framing Hanley, will be releasing their third studio album, The Sum of Who We Are on April 29th via Imagen Records. Due to the delay of the album, the band have decided to release three brand new songs for free on their website. The three songs are "Crooked Smiles", "No Saving Me", and "Walt and The Wolves" and they are available now. The Sum Of Who We Are was funded entirely by the band's loyal fanbase by donating money via a Kickstarter campaign.
"First and foremost, our incredible fans are the reason it's even possible" states lead singer, Nixon. "They funded the entire thing on Kickstarter. That is still unbelievable to us. Every band says that they feel like they're getting better with the years. So while I feel that's a trite statement, I can't deny it. We've never written as much material for an album as we did for this one. We had to cut so many songs that we felt were strong."
"There was definitely a dark period during the two years we spent recording this," says front-man Nixon. "That's not to say this album is some dark and brooding album. There are definitely some light-hearted tunes on here as well; some that are fun. This album is the past two years of our lives and is every part of our beings...that's what the title means. This album really is the sum of who we are. The thing that I love most is, I think when the listener puts on those headphones, or puts the CD in the car, he or she is gonna listen and come to find out, hey, me and this guy have got some things in common!"
Formed in 2005 in Nashville, TN, Framing Hanley members include Nixon (vocals), Ryan Belcher (guitar), Brandon Wootten (guitar) and Chris Vest (drums). They released their first studio album in August 2007 entitled The Moment. Then in 2010, they released their sophomore album, A Promise To Burn.
Framing Hanley are busy touring this spring and summer to support the upcoming album.