"[2] Early EPs from Frameworks include the self-released Every Day Is the Same (2011) and Small Victories (2013) released through 13th Floor Records.

[3] These early releases caught the attention of the indie label Topshelf Records, who announced they signed Frameworks in November 2013.

"[5] Through the label, the band released its debut studio album Loom on April 29, 2014, which was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics.

[10] They closed out 2014 with a split EP between the Saddest Landscape featuring a Frameworks cover of the White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a Girl".

[12][13] The same month, the band announced they had signed to Jacob Bannon of Converge's indie label Deathwish Inc. and planned on releasing their second studio album later that year.