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Parts & Labor
Parts & Labor (BJ Warshaw, Dan Friel, and Joe Wong) circa 2011
Parts & Labor (BJ Warshaw, Dan Friel, and Joe Wong) circa 2011
Background information
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2002–2012, 2026-present
LabelsErnest Jenning Record Co., Jagjaguwar
MembersDan Friel
  • BJ Warshaw
  • Christopher Weingarten
  • Joe Wong
Past members
Websitewww.partsandlabor.net

Parts & Labor is an American rock band formed in 2002 by BJ Warshaw and Dan Friel in Brooklyn, New York[1]. Parts & Labor released five albums, two EPs, one split release (with Tyondai Braxton), and numerous 7"s and compilation tracks. The band is inspired by the combination of noise and melody in artists like Mission of Burma, Hüsker Dü and Boredoms.[2]

Drummer Christopher Weingarten left the band in 2008 but they quickly recruited new drummer Joe Wong and added guitarist Sarah Lipstate, turning them into a four-piece band.[3] This lineup recorded Receivers, the band's fourth album, which was released on October 21, 2008 in North America and November 3, 2008 in the UK through Jagjaguwar.[4] Also released in 2008 was Escapers Two, a record which featured 51 songs in around 29 minutes. On July 10, 2009, Lipstate announced via her website she had left the band.[5]

The band played their 10th anniversary and final show on Friday, February 24, 2012.[6]

Parts & Labor reunited in 2026 with a double-drummer lineup featuring both Weingarten and Wong. Sixth album, Set of All Sets, was announced with the 20-minute, four-part Single "Endless Cycle Pts. 1-4."[7]

Friel and Warshaw also run Cardboard Records, an independent record label that has released music by Pterodactyl, Gowns, Ecstatic Sunshine and others.[8]

Band members

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Current members

Former members

  • Jim Sykes - drums (2002)
  • Joel Saladino - drums (2002–2004)
  • Sarah Lipstate - guitar (2008–2009)

Former touring members

  • Tom Martin - guitar (2011–2012)

Timeline

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Discography

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Albums
Splits and EPs

7" Singles

  • Parts & Labor (JMZ Records, 2003)
  • A Great Divide (Plastic Records, 2004)
  • PAaRTS & LAaBOR (Split 7" with Big A Little A) (Cardboard Records, 2006)
  • Tour (Altin Village & Mine Records, 2008)

References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ Givony, Ronen (2026). Us v. Them: The Age. of Indie Music and a Decade in New York. Abrams Press. ISBN 9781419775260.
  2. ^ "Parts and Labor". Sound Opinions. May 25, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  3. ^ "Parts and Labor News - Parts and Labor Receive Found Sounds from Fans for Use on Receivers Album". idiomag. July 23, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
  4. ^ "Parts and Labor News - Parts and Labor Receive Found Sounds from Fans for Use on Receivers Album". idiomag. July 23, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
  5. ^ "Sarah Lipstate website newspage". July 10, 2009. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  6. ^ "Ten Years of Parts & Labor, Through the Eyes of Their Four Drummers". Thelmagazine.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  7. ^ Kory Grow (April 13, 2026). "Rock Noiseniks Parts and Labor Reunite With 20-Minute, Four-Part Single". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  8. ^ "Cardboard Records". Impose. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  9. ^ Tangari, Joe. "Groundswell Parts & Labor 2003". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Wilmoth, Charlie. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Groundswell". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  11. ^ NY Times Stay Afraid review
  12. ^ Tangari, Joe. "Stay Afraid - Parts & Labor - 2006". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Lui, Lawrence. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Stay Afraid". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  14. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Stay Afraid Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Crock, Jason. "Mapmaker - Parts & Labor - 2007". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  16. ^ Kelly, Jennifer. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Mapmaker". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  17. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Mapmaker Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  18. ^ Crock, Jason. "Receivers - Parts & Labor - 2008". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  19. ^ Dameron, Emerson. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Receivers". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  20. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Receivers Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  21. ^ Breihan, Tom. "Constant Future - Parts & Labor - 2011". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  22. ^ Meyer, Bill. "Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Constant Future". Dusted Magazine (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  23. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Constant Future Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  24. ^ Kory Grow (April 13, 2026). "Rock Noiseniks Parts and Labor Reunite With 20-Minute, Four-Part Single". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  25. ^ Tangari, Joe. "Rise, Rise, Rise - Tyondai Braxton / Parts & Labor - 2003". Pitchfork (review). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  26. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Rise, Rise, Rise Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  27. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Escapers 2: Grind Pop Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
General references
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