Framing Hanley
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| Framing Hanley | |
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 Framing Hanley live |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | White House, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Post-grunge, hard rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Silent Majority, Warner |
| Associated acts | Parabelle |
| Website | www.framinghanley.com |
| Members | |
| Kenneth Nixon Ryan Belcher Brandon Wootten Luke McDuffee Chris Vest |
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| Past members | |
| Tim Huskinson | |
Framing Hanley is an American rock band from White House, Tennessee, formed in 2005. They released their first studio album in August 2007 entitled The Moment. They are best known for their song "Hear Me Now" and their cover of "Lollipop", originally by Lil Wayne. Their most recent album is 2010's A Promise to Burn.
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[edit] History
[edit] Formation and The Moment (2005-2009)
Lead singer & songwriter Kenneth Nixon, guitarists Tim Huskinson and Brandon Wooten, bassist Luke McDuffee and drummer Chris Vest came together to form Framing Hanley and quickly gained a large following in Nashville. First formed in 2005 (Under the name Embers Fade) the band posted some demos of their songs on the bands myspace page. In November 2006, these demos were discovered by Brett Hestla,[citation needed] former Creed bassist and frontman of Dark New Day. Hestla helped the young Nashville based quintet record a 2 song demo in his Florida studio which he showed to Jeff Hanson (Creed, Sevendust, Paramore) and his record label Silent Majority Group.and the former drummer Mandy Sinewy In an interview with HitQuarters Hanson said he "flipped out" when he heard the song "Hear Me Now" and decided immediately he wanted to sign them .[1] The following day he went to see the band play in Nashville and claims that in his rush to secure the band's signatures he wrote up their deal on a napkin. Hanson became not only their label boss but also their manager.[1]
In June 2008, Tim left the band due to recurring back problems and to pursue other endeavors in his life.[2] He was immediately replaced by a friend of the band, guitarist Ryan Belcher. This was originally a temporary arrangement but Ryan soon became a permanent member of the band.
[edit] A Promise to Burn (2009-present)
In early November 2009, Framing Hanley entered the studio to start working on the sophomore record, "A Promise to Burn." In a recent interview with alternativeaddiction.com, lead singer Kenneth Nixon stated that “The album tells a story that a lot of us have been through, where you have to have everything taken away from you before you can be humbled and know how lucky you are, it’s sad that it’s like that, but it’s true in a lot of people’s cases." Nixon says the band has a lot to prove with the new album, foremost that the band is more than just ‘that rock band that covered Lil Wayne's song "Lollipop." “Three years later when one song that they are remembering you for is a cover song, it kinda leaves a bad taste in your mouth,” said Nixon. “That song did a lot of things for our band, but it was really just something that we were doing for fun.” Nixon says the band was discouraged when the band re-released their debut single “Hear Me Now” following the success of “Lollipop” and saw very little response. It leaves us with something to prove on this record. We are not just a band that covers songs, we want to prove we are a band that writes rock songs that we care about , and that is what we did with this record.”[3] In December 2009, the band won the Best Modern Rock Band at the Top In Rock Awards.[4] Their first single "You Stupid Girl" is available on iTunes and all digital retailers now.[5] According to their twitter page, "Back to Go Again" is the 1st single to be released in the United Kingdom instead of "You Stupid Girl".[6] A Promise to Burn was released in stores, on iTunes, and all music retailers on May 25. The iTunes deluxe version contains 2 bonus tracks, "Can Always Quit Tomorrow" and "Pretty Faces".[7] Nixon also said that a new album may be released next year. The band also contributed a cover of the Nirvana song In Bloom for Kerrang!'s cover album of Nevermind, released in their special edition issue celebrating the 20th anniversary of the grunge act's breakthrough release.
[edit] Miscellaneouse
On January 30th 2012, the band release a sneak peak of one of their new songs called "Crooked Smiles [8].". This followed up with a statement from Kenneth stating that they had written and recorded new songs, however they will not be released for awhile
[edit] Members
- Kenneth Nixon: vocals, piano, guitar (2005–present)
- Ryan Belcher: guitar, piano, backing vocals (2007–present)
- Brandon Wootten: guitar, backing vocals (2005–present)
- Luke McDuffee: bass, backing vocals (2005–present)
- Chris Vest: drums (2005–present)
[edit] Former members
- Tim Huskinson: guitar (2005–2007)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US [9] |
US Ind. [10] |
US Rock [11] |
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| 2007 | The Moment
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169 | 24 | — | |
| 2010 | A Promise to Burn
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57 | 7 | 15 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US [12] |
US Alt. [13] |
US Main. [14] |
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| 2008 | "Lollipop" | 82 | 22 | 27 | The Moment |
| 2009 | "Hear Me Now" | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | "You Stupid Girl" | — | — | — | A Promise to Burn |
| "Back to Go Again" | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "WarZone" | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Interview with Jeff Hanson". HitQuarters. 20 September 2010. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Jeff_Hanson_Interview.html. Retrieved Oct 4, 2010.
- ^ "Closing A Chapter;Opening A New One van Framing Hanley op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2008-06-27. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3332563&blogId=409724354. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "Framing Hanley Ready 'A Promise To Burn'". AlternativeAddiction.com. http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1637/Framing-Hanley-Ready-A-Promise-To-Burn. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "2009 Top In Rock Awards". Rockonrequest.com. http://www.rockonrequest.com/id323.html. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - You Stupid Girl - Single by Framing Hanley". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-04-06. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-stupid-girl/id363548631. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "Twitter / Framing Hanley: new clip of first single f". Twitter.com. 2010-04-12. http://twitter.com/FramingHanley/status/12073042311. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - A Promise to Burn (Deluxe Edition) by Framing Hanley". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-05-24. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-promise-to-burn-deluxe-edition/id369234292. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ Kerrang! Exclusive: Framing Hanley "Crooked Smiles" - YouTube. Perf. Kenneth Nixion. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. FramingHanely, 30 Jan. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsn-kTtAAjU>
- ^ "Framing Hanley Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/framing-hanley/chart-history/858741?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Framing Hanley Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/framing-hanley/chart-history/858741?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Framing Hanley Album & Song Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/framing-hanley/chart-history/858741?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Framing Hanley Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/framing-hanley/chart-history/858741?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Framing Hanley Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/framing-hanley/chart-history/858741?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Framing Hanley > The Moment > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-moment-deluxe-edition-r1452015/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
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