The Fray - Album Review
The Fray is the second full-length studio album by Denver-based quartet, The Fray.
Their self-titled album is the the follow-up to their enormously successful 2005 debut album ‘How To Save A Life’.
The band finished recording their self-titled second album at the end of July 2008 for a February 3, 2009 release.
The Fray, who exploded into worldwide success with that album, have captured the skilled songwriting that broke them and, with the help of acclaimed producers Mike Flynn and Aaron Johnson, created a set of songs sure to make them household names.
“The Fray” album is just another chapter to “How to Save a Life”, the same beat, songs, feelings, and ideas are all seem poured into this CD as before except with a few new experiments especially with “We build then we break”. Although this album follows a very similar formula as their debut, it seems that the band has taken a step forward with a sound that has more atmospherics as compared to the first.
All around, this is a good album if you were into their old sound.
The Fray Album Track Listing
1. “Syndicate” – 3:31
2. “Absolute” – 3:47
3. “You Found Me” – 4:04
4. “Say When” – 5:02
5. “Never Say Never” – 4:16
6. “Where the Story Ends” – 3:57
7. “Enough For Now” – 4:14
8. “Ungodly Hour” – 5:04
9. “We Build Then We Break” – 3:48
10. “Happiness” – 5:22
Standard Edition iTunes Bonus Track
11. “Fair Fight”
Deluxe Edition iTunes Bonus Tracks
11. “Where The Story Ends” (Piano Version)
12. “Absolute” (Acoustic Version)
13. “You Found Me” (Acoustic Version)
14. “Fair Fight”
15. “Uncertainty”
16. “You Found Me” (Video)
17. “You Found Me” (Making the Video)
18. “Making The Album”(Video)
The band continues their licensing success story by collaborating with ABC’s hit show, Lost in a series of music video promos featuring the album’s first single, ‘You Found Me’ for the newest season of the show. The spots also ran during the 2008 American Music Awards, where the band was a featured performer. Over the weekend of the release and performance, the Lost video had over one million views.
The deluxe version of the album was only available for order in the United States.
The standard edition of the album is available for order in numerous music and entertainment retailers in the US, UK and Australia. A documentary, titled Fair Fight, will be sold with the first 300,000 copies of the second album.
Album Information
Released February 3, 2009
Genre Alternative rock
Length 43:00
Label Epic
Producer Aaron Johnson, Mike Flynn
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