{{Short description|American rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Parts & Labor | image = Parts & Labor press photo 2011.jpg | caption = Parts & Labor (BJ Warshaw, Dan Friel, and Joe Wong) circa 2011 | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = New York City, New York, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Noise rock|noise pop|experimental rock}} | years_active = 2002–2012, 2026–present | label = Ernest Jenning Record Co., Jagjaguwar | associated_acts = {{hlist|Upper WildsShooting Spires|Noveller|Tyondai Braxton}} | website = [http://www.partsandlabor.net www.partsandlabor.net] | current_members = Dan Friel * BJ Warshaw * Christopher Weingarten * Joe Wong | past_members = * Jim Sykes * Joel Saladino * Sarah Lipstate }}
'''Parts & Labor''' is an American rock band formed in 2002 by BJ Warshaw and Dan Friel in Brooklyn, New York<ref>{{cite book |last=Givony |first=Ronen |date=2026 |title=Us v. Them: The Age. of Indie Music and a Decade in New York |url= |location= |publisher=Abrams Press |page= |isbn=9781419775260 |access-date=}}</ref>. 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2007-05-25 |title=Parts and Labor |url=https://www.soundopinions.org/show/78 |website=Sound Opinions |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-04-09}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/35686/parts_and_labor|title=Parts and Labor News - Parts and Labor Receive Found Sounds from Fans for Use on Receivers Album|accessdate=2008-09-12|date=2008-07-23|publisher=idiomag}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/35686/parts_and_labor|title=Parts and Labor News - Parts and Labor Receive Found Sounds from Fans for Use on Receivers Album|accessdate=2008-09-12|date=2008-07-23|publisher=idiomag}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sarahlipstate.com/news.html|title=Sarah Lipstate website newspage|accessdate=2009-08-19|date=2009-07-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826171826/http://www.sarahlipstate.com/news.html|archivedate=2009-08-26}}</ref>
The band played their 10th anniversary and final show on Friday, February 24, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Ten Years of Parts & Labor, Through the Eyes of Their Four Drummers| url = http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/parts-and-labor/Content?oid=2214280|website=Thelmagazine.com| accessdate = February 24, 2012}}</ref>
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."<ref>{{cite web |author=Kory Grow |date=2026-04-13 |title=Rock Noiseniks Parts and Labor Reunite With 20-Minute, Four-Part Single |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/parts-and-labor-set-of-all-sets-reunion-1235543314/ |website=Rolling Stone |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-04-13}}</ref>
Friel and Warshaw also run Cardboard Records, an independent record label that has released music by Pterodactyl, Gowns, Ecstatic Sunshine and others.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title=Cardboard Records |url=https://imposemagazine.com/features/cardboard-records |website=Impose |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-04-09}}</ref>
==Band members== '''Current members''' * Dan Friel – keyboards, guitar, vocals {{small|(2002–2012, 2026–present)}} * BJ Warshaw – bass guitar, vocals {{small|(2002–2012, 2026–present)}} * Christopher Weingarten – drums {{small|(2004–2008, 2026–present)}} * Joe Wong – drums {{small|(2008–2012, 2026–present)}}
'''Former members''' * Jim Sykes – drums {{small|(2002)}} * Joel Saladino – drums {{small|(2002–2004)}} * Sarah Lipstate – guitar {{small|(2008–2009)}}
'''Former touring members''' * Tom Martin – guitar {{small|(2011–2012)}}
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==Discography== ;Studio albums * ''Groundswell'' (JMZ Records, 2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6532-groundswell/|title=Groundswell Parts & Labor 2003|last=Tangari|first=Joe|work=Pitchfork|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/987|title=Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Groundswell|last=Wilmoth|first=Charlie|work=Dusted Magazine|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref> * ''Stay Afraid'' (Jagjaguwar, 2006)<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/arts/music/09play.html?ex=1175572800&en=61eb6547871fe4e7&ei=5070 NY Times ''Stay Afraid'' review]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6533-stay-afraid/|title=Stay Afraid - Parts & Labor - 2006|last=Tangari|first=Joe|work=Pitchfork|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2785|title=Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Stay Afraid|last=Lui|first=Lawrence|work=Dusted Magazine|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/stay-afraid-mw0000721646#review|title=Stay Afraid Review|last=Wilson|first=MacKenzie|work=AllMusic|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> * ''Mapmaker'' (Jagjaguwar, 2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10238-mapmaker/|title=Mapmaker - Parts & Labor - 2007|last=Crock|first=Jason|work=Pitchfork|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3593|title=Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Mapmaker|last=Kelly|first=Jennifer|work=Dusted Magazine|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mapmaker-mw0000580602#review|title=Mapmaker Review|last=Jurek|first=Thom|work=AllMusic|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> * ''Receivers'' (Jagjaguwar, 2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12323-receivers/|title=Receivers - Parts & Labor - 2008|last=Crock|first=Jason|work=Pitchfork|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4726|title=Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Receivers|last=Dameron|first=Emerson|work=Dusted Magazine|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/receivers-mw0000798821#review|title=Receivers Review|last=Raggett|first=Ned|work=AllMusic|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> * ''Constant Future'' (Jagjaguwar, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15183-constant-future/|title=Constant Future - Parts & Labor - 2011|last=Breihan|first=Tom|work=Pitchfork|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6290|title=Dusted Reviews - Parts & Labor - Constant Future|last=Meyer|first=Bill|work=Dusted Magazine|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/constant-future-mw0002098296#review|title=Constant Future Review|last=Heaney|first=Gregory|work=AllMusic|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> * ''Set of All Sets'' (Ernest Jenning Record Co., 2026)<ref>{{cite web |author=Kory Grow |date=2026-04-13 |title=Rock Noiseniks Parts and Labor Reunite With 20-Minute, Four-Part Single |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/parts-and-labor-set-of-all-sets-reunion-1235543314/ |website=Rolling Stone |location= |publisher= |access-date=2026-04-13}}</ref>
;Splits and EPs * ''Rise, Rise, Rise'' (split LP with Tyondai Braxton, Narnack Records, 2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6531-rise-rise-rise/|title=Rise, Rise, Rise - Tyondai Braxton / Parts & Labor - 2003|last=Tangari|first=Joe|work=Pitchfork|access-date=4 December 2024|type=review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rise-rise-rise-mw0000320283#review|title=Rise, Rise, Rise Review|last=Henderson|first=Alex|work=AllMusic|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> * ''Escapers One'' 12" (Brooklyn Beats, 2007) * ''Escapers Two'' (Ace Fu Records, 2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/escapers-2-grind-pop-mw0000792240#review|title=Escapers 2: Grind Pop Review|last=Mason|first=Stewart|work=Allmusic|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>
;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== ;Footnotes {{Reflist}}
;General references * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060703192748/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0625,barthel,73581,22.html Village Voice interview/review] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080725011646/http://www.freetimes.com/story/4515 Cleveland Free Times live review] * [http://chiefmag.com/issues/5/profiles/Parts-Labor/ Interview with Chief Magazine] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225555/http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/497/42/ Parts & Labor talk Plan B Magazine through ''Stay Afraid'' (September 2006)]}}
==External links== * [http://www.partsandlabor.net/ Official website] * [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p669286|pure_url=yes}} All Music Guide page]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parts and Labor}} Category:Musical groups from Brooklyn Category:Musical groups established in 2002 Category:American experimental musical groups Category:American noise pop musical groups Category:2002 establishments in New York City Category:Jagjaguwar artists