TEENAGE FRAMES
Fighting Words b/w Factory Man
7" vinyl single I-94-027
released 11-22-24
Coming in at #15 in the Detroit cover series from I-94 Recordings, and for immediate release is the poppy punk of the Teenage Frames.
Teenage Frames have been in this rock and roll game for 30 years. They first came on the I-94 radar in the ‘90s where they would make regular visits to Detroit from their Chicago home. They even had a song “Back to Motor City”. I also trekked to Chicago multiple times and seen them perform there. They had one of the standout tracks on the Drunk on Rock Volume 2 compilation I put out back in the year 2000. Sometime shortly after that the band moved out west to Hollywood (swimming pools, movie stars). They continued to release cool music and perform but I haven’t seen them play live since that time.
The Frames just released what is perhaps their magnum opus “Everything Has Lead to This”. The “A” side is one of the hits from that one, specifically mastered for vinyl by Detroit's Jim Kissling. “Fighting Words” is a perfect anthem for these divisive times. Their choice of a Detroit cover song was quite serendipitous. Back 25 years ago they used to enjoy gigging with Detroit band The Gutterpunx. They even demoed one of their songs, “Factory Man”, to cover way back when but never got around to it. Going back and knocking out a finished version years later they have come full circle because Everyone Needs Some Detroit in Their Rock and Roll!
Multiple vinyl options available and 3 variant sleeves