[Cover photo credit to Mean Joe’s Photos]

Frame and Mantle has announced their sophomore album, Well Of Light, to be released on June 27th, 2025. Featuring recent singles “Standstill” and “Down A Thousand”, Well of Light was recorded with Larry Luther at Mr. Smalls Recording Studio in Pittsburgh.

Guitarist/principal songwriter Brian Thompson comments:

The music on our new full length album, Well of Light, evokes feelings of being surrounded and consumed by shadows, with only slivers of lightness peeking through the canopy above. This idea is further bolstered by the album art, which was inspired by the Lisheen House, an abandoned manor in the Irish countryside that has been completely overtaken by trees. Additionally, whereas our previous full length had lyrics inspired by ‘The Legend of Zelda,’ Well of Light has lyrics inspired by Dark Souls, if that tells you anything about the album.

Post-Emo band Frame and Mantle formed in 2014 in northwest Pennsylvania. Now based in Pittsburgh, the band’s previous releases, 2016’s While Our Fields Lie Fallow EP, 2019’s debut full length Lost Under Nighttime Sky, and the 2023 EP Above a Burning World, embraced both Post-Rock textures and Emo urgency.

The artwork for Well of Light conjures up the album’s same ethereal and otherworldly atmosphere. It was provided by Brookesia Studio, known for their work with bands like The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Osees, Amyl and the Sniffers, and more.

Album Release Show Details:

Date: July 3, 2025

Time: 7pm (Doors)

Location: Bottle Rocket Social Hall | 12226 Arlington Ave | Pittsburgh, PA

Info: Tickets | $12 ADV / $15 DOS | All Ages