The Frames Recent News

ANTI 2010 Fall Sampler Now Available On iTunes

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:12:00 -0800

Above is a chance to preview the amazing new ANTI-Records 2010 Fall Sampler. It’s eleven absolutely essential artists at the peak of their creative powers, including a song from the amazing new album by DeVotchKa, a preview of the stunning Anti debut from talented singer-songwriter Sean Rowe, Grinderman, Yann Tiersen and much more fine music. Click here to get it on iTunes!

ANTI Fall Sampler Track Listing:

1. Mavis Staples “I Belong To The Band”
2. Devotchka “Contrabanda”
3. Bettye LaVette “Salt Of The Earth”
4. Dr. Dog “Mirror, Mirror”
5. Sean Rowe “The Walker”
6. Grinderman “Heathen Child”
7. Lost In The Trees “Walk Around The Lake”
8. Yann Tiersen “Ashes”
9. The Frames “Falling Slowly”
10. Sage Francis “The Best Of Times”
11. Mose Allison “Modest Proposal”

Get The New ANTI Fall Sampler, Along With 9 Albums On Sale For Under $10

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:11:00 -0800

Beginning this week, Anti-Records is pleased to offer our complimentary Anti Fall Sampler with the purchase of any of our recent releases for a limited time holiday recession friendly sale price. So for under $10, you can receive a new album by one of our acclaimed artists and an additional album featuring a mix of songs by a storied roster that includes the legendary Mavis Staples, Nick Cave’s raucous outfit Grinderman, adventuresome French composure Yann Tiersen, iconic jazz artist Mose Allison and more. This offer will only be available at participating independent record stores while supplies last.

Anti Albums on Sale:

Mavis Staples – You Are Not Alone
Grinderman – Grinderman II
Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
Sage Francis – Li(f)e
Lost in The Trees – All Alone In An Empty House
The frames – The Cost
Yann Tiersen – Dust Lane
Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Mose Allison – The Way of The World

Fall Sampler Track Listing:

1. Mavis Staples “I Belong To The Band”
2. Devotchka “Contrabanda”
3. Bettye LaVette “Salt Of The Earth”
4. Dr. Dog “Mirror, Mirror”
5. Sean Rowe “The Walker”
6. Grinderman “Heathen Child”
7. Lost In The Trees “Walk Around The Lake”
8. Yann Tiersen “Ashes”
9. The Frames “Falling Slowly”
10. Sage Francis “The Best Of Times”
11. Mose Allison “Modest Proposal”

The Frames Announce North American Tour Dates

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:09:00 -0700

The Frames have announced a select number of North American live dates celebrating the band’s twentieth anniversary. And twenty years in, the rest of the world is still awakening to the inspiring transcendental power of Ireland’s revered hometown heroes.

Led by Academy Award winner Glen Hansard, the seeds for these shows were sown at Hansard’s 40th birthday party. Spontaneously with the band in one place they performed their landmark 2000 release, for the birds from start to finish for attendees. Reveling in doing the songs live at the party, the band continued to push the energy forward with a recent appearance at Electric Picnic, Ireland’s premiere festival and is due in the states this November for a handful of shows.

The Frames were last seen and heard in 2006 supporting their sixth full length, The Cost (ANTI). At that time, as the fates would have it, there was an unexpected turn of events when Glen’s “side project”, The Swell Season with fellow Academy Award winner Marketa Irglova, launched them into mythical status thru their work in the movie, Once.

The time since The Cost has been well spent and with the success of The Swell Season there is a new and invigorated fan base, which have yet to witness The Frames live show. And as anyone who has attended a gig will attest, The Frames shows are not to be missed. The timing seems right for the self admitted “folk rocker” (Hansard) to get back in touch with the second half of that equation.

“With The Frames, it's the throwing your arms around the room thing,” says Hansard. “When our gigs are at their best, you throw the energy out and it gets thrown back twice the size. If you trust in the moment, if you're willing to be the fool and make the mistake and get it wrong, then you've great potential to get it absolutely right. And I think that can be the scary thing about a Frames gig and the great thing about a Frames gig.”

A portion of the proceeds from The Frames Twentieth Anniversary Tour will benefit the (RED) Global Fund which is the world's leading financer of programs to fight AIDS, TB and malaria. The Global Fund invests 100% of (RED) dollars in HIV/AIDS programs in Africa, including interventions targeting women and children. Global Fund (RED) HIV/AIDS grants are selected based on a track record of consistently good performance. For more info go here: http://www.joinred.com/red/rednights

The Frames North American Live Dates:

November 19, Philadelphia, PA . TLA
November 20, New York City . Terminal 5
November 21, Washington, DC . 9:30 Club
November 23, Chicago, IL . The Vic
November 26, Seattle, WA . Showbox
November 27, Portland, OR . Wonder Ballroom
November 28, San Francisco, CA . The Fillmore
November 30, Los Angeles, CA . The Avalon

The Swell Season Television Appearances

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:04:00 -0700

Tomorrow, the Swell Season (The Frames' Glen Hansard plus partner Marketa Irglova) will perform on what is arguably the most watched morning show in the U.S, at 8:45am EST. The band is also scheduled to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live next Friday, April 25th. More details to follow...

Glen Hansard Covers Van Morrison's "Into The Mystic" on 'Later... with Jools'

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:04:00 -0700

Oscar winners Glen Hansard (The Frames) and Marketa Irglova¡ treated 'Later... with Jools' last Tuesday to an exclusive cover version of Van Morrison track Into The Mystic. - click here to view.

The Frames latest album, The Cost, out now!

Glen Hansard to perform on BBC's "Later... With Jools Holland" on April 8th

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:04:00 -0700

Glen Hansard - frontman with Ireland's acclaimed band, The Frames - and the Czech singer and pianist Marketa Irglova will be appearing on BBC 2's "Later... With Jools Holland" show on Tuesday April 8th 2008 at 10.00pm.

Hansard and Irglova will be performing their signature duet "Falling Slowly" from the hit movie "Once", the song which was awarded with an Oscar for the Best Original Song earlier this month.

The song appeared originally on Hansard and Irglova's collaborative album "The Swell Season" and is also featured on The Frames' sixth studio album "The Cost." The single "Falling Slowly" will be released by Anti Records on the 14th of April.

Check out The Frames version of "Falling Slowly" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGJ8dY_IcgE

ANTI- RECORDS CONGRATULATES GLEN HANSARD OF THE FRAMES FOR AMAZING OSCAR WIN

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:02:00 -0800

"Falling Slowly" From the Hit Film Once Takes Award for Best Song

(Los Angeles) Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova took home the Oscar last night for best original song for their moving rendition of "Falling Slowly" from the hit indie film Once.

"This is amazing! What are we doing here? This is mad!" said a clearly overjoyed Hansard to a cheering audience as he accepted the award, adding that the film was made on two Handi-Cams in three weeks for $100,000. He wrapped his acceptance speech by urging "make art! Make art!"

Hansard, who before the runaway success of Once was perhaps best known as the front man for the Irish quintet the Frames, performed "Falling Slowly" earlier in the broadcast on his signature well-worn guitar, accompanied by Irglova on piano.

The song also appears on the Frames' 6th studio album, The Cost, which was released on Anti- Records last year, and was called "sophisticated and layered with deft orchestration. And yet, the band's songwriting and delivery display an earnestness and lack of pretension that's pure rock" by the Boston Globe.

Click here to see Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova peform "Falling Slowly" at the 80th annual Academy Awards.

Click here to see their acceptance speeches.

Click here to see Hansard perform the song with the Frames.

Glen Hansard of The Frames announces solo CD/tour!

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:09:00 -0700

With a new Frames record off in the horizon for early 2007, Glen Hansard has announced a solo project and tour to begin in October.

You can get music, news and more at the link below:

www.myspace.com/theswellseason

The Tour:

UNITED STATES (glen w/ the swell season)
12 october 2006 :: iota, arlington, VA
tickets: on the door [info]
info: www.iotaclubandcafe.com

13 october 2006 :: tin angel, philadelphia, PA
tickets: $15 [Buy online]
info: www.tinangel.com

14 october 2006 :: tonic, new york, NY
tickets: tbc
info: www.tonicnyc.com

15 october 2006 :: southpaw, new york, NY
tickets: $15 [Buy online]
info: www.spsounds.com

17 october 2006 :: triple door, seattle, WA
tickets: $12 advance / $14 day of show
info: www.thetripledoor.net

18 october 2006 :: doug fir, portland, OR
doors: 8:00PM
tickets: $12 advance / $12 day of show
info: www.dougfirlounge.com

20 october 2006 :: caf� du nord, san francisco, CA
doors: 8:30PM
tickets: $15 [Buy online]
info: www.cafedunord.com

21 october 2006 :: largo, los angeles, CA
tickets: tbc
info: www.largo-la.com

24 october 2006 :: schubas, chicago, IL
tickets: tbc
info: www.schubas.com

See The Frames Performance at Lollapalooza!

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:08:00 -0700

Didn�t get tickets to Lollapalooza? You can STILL watch The Frames perform LIVE as it�s happening from Grant Park in Chicago.

Don�t miss out! Click here to go to the AT&T blue room and enjoy hours of free, uninterrupted, live streaming coverage from Lollapalooza Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 4th-6th.

The webcast will feature live performances from The Frames and more! So check it out!

The Frames are covered by Thestranger.com

Tue, 31 May 2005 00:05:00 -0700

The Frames
w/the Pixies, Modest Mouse, Kanye West, guests
Sat May 28, the Gorge, $55, 11 am, all ages.

In America, the Frames are only marginally more successful than Seattle�s willfully challenging A Frames. Ireland, though, greets the Dublin-based band with platinum sales. In this case, fatherland knows best. The Frames� latest release, Burn the Maps, betters not only recent Irish imports such as Snow Patrol but also anything U2 has issued in the past catorce years. This quartet should be playing its passion-drenched anthems at Super Bowl halftime shows, and singer Glen Hansard should be at a farmer�s market with some elegant actress, searching for organic produce after which they could christen their child.

Hansard appeared as guitarist Outspan Foster in 1991�s inspirational indie film The Commitments, a tidbit that�s probably in heavy rotation on the preshow trivia screens at Ireland�s multiplexes. Instead of playing soused soul covers like his fictional character, Hansard injected distortion-reinforced volume into traditional folk structures.

Domestically, 1996�s brilliant Fitzcarraldo appeared on Elektra under the name Frames DC, eluding possible trademark-infringement obstacles while robbing the group of its exotic overseas appeal. (The DC stood for Dublin City, but the research averse likely wrote it off as a knock-off from the nation�s capital.) On 1999�s Dance the Devil, the song titles chart the album�s fate: Its hooks reached for universal approval (�God Bless Mom�) but achieved only esoteric success (�Pavement Tune�). In the U.S., that is. Back in clover country, critics were bronzing the band, and fans were fainting at its gigs.

The Frames turned to producer Steve Albini for 2001�s For the Birds, though the icon�s references suggest he�s much better at alienating the audiences of established acts than luring listeners to underappreciated artists. This disc contains �What Happens When the Heart Just Stops,� during which Hansard uses words like �beseech� and �bereavement� without losing emotional immediacy and eventually proclaims in confident tones that, though he�s profoundly disappointed, his wounds aren�t fatal.

This track would have fit perfectly on the Closer soundtrack (which introduced countryman Damien Rice to instantly infatuated romantic-misadventure connoisseurs) or the Garden State collection (Natalie Portman could have touted it as life changing). Alas, earnest indie songwriters were not yet the compilation cloggers of choice, and that year�s alienated-teen vehicle (Ghost World) filled its slots with dusty blues 45s.

Set List, the Frames� 2003 Dublin-set concert album, demonstrates what might happen if Dashboard Confessional could fill 30,000-seat halls. The high-decibel sing-along factor is both annoying and astounding, drowning out even roaring choruses. The group might have trouble packing American venues, but it never fails to dazzle the spectators that show up. People still post on Damien Rice message boards about how the Frames stole their hearts as the opening act for his 2003 Pacific Northwest dates.

The Frames have a violin player at their disposal (Colm Mac Con Iomaire), which adds symphonic gravity to their crescendos. His solos bring a baroque charm to the bridges and make the choruses soar. The group�s guitar solos are purely decorative, scattered shards of shimmering sound, but their riffs ring with overwhelming resonance, like bells placed directly on listeners� heads and struck with a steel mallet.

All of this comes through to some degree on Set List, but there�s no way to bottle the Frames� live lightning. Sound waves visibly distort the air, like summer heat warping the horizon, and the group�s spontaneous shifts get swallowed in these sonic blasts. Subtlety isn�t the point of a Frames� performance, but there is something to be said for their slow-simmering builds to boiling points, the way Hansard�s voice rises and falls with respiratory regularity. This year�s Burn the Maps provides the most awe-inspiring studio documentation of these epic progressions. On such topographic tracks as �Dream Awake� and �Ship Caught in the Bay,� the group�s soft/loud dynamic shifts reach exhilarating extremes.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling

These tunes will never grace the Grammys, but then, the group gets enough of that back at home, where they earn nominations for Meteor Awards (the Irish Grammy equivalent) and headline festivals so large that they warrant their own zip codes. The Frames now reside on Anti Records, home of acclaimed artists that are as big as they wanna be (Nick Cave, Neko Case, Tom Waits). Their inability�so far�to cross over with American audiences might be inexplicable, but it�s not necessarily unwelcome. Here, Irish music royalty can masquerade as commoners, a time-honored fantasy just as compelling as any Cinderella story.