The Fray (album)
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The Fray is the second full-length studio album from Denver-based band The Fray. This self-titled album is set to be released on February 3, 2009. The band released several tracks to YouTube.[1][2]
Album information
The band finished recording their self-titled second album at the end of July 2008 for a February 3, 2009 release. The album was produced by Aaron Johnson and Mike Flynn, the same production duo from the band's debut album.[3] The Fray filmed a music video in Chicago, for their first single, "You Found Me," directed by Josh Forbes, and it debuted on the VH1 website on December 9, 2008. On November 21, 2008 the album was made available for pre-order in standard, vinyl and deluxe versions. The deluxe version contains the CD in a Digipack case, a bonus DVD, an extended booklet and a set of postcards. The deluxe version of the album was only available for order in the United States. [4] 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 [5], will be sold with the first 300,000 copies of the second album.[6] The Fray debuted their new single "You Found Me" on November 20, during a commercial break of the show Grey's Anatomy. It was a one-minute promo with scenes from the upcoming season of ABC's Lost, and is available for purchase on iTunes. The band performed the song live at the 2008 American Music Awards on November 23, and have already shot acoustic video performances of the songs from the second album.[7][8] The Fray was also scheduled to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on December 17, 2008[9], Good Morning America, as well as a small-venue tour to preview the new album in the beginning of January, 2009.[10]
The Fray was on the cover of the Denver Magazine's November 2008 issue, which included an interview.[11]
The album is now available for full streaming on VH1's The Leak until February 3rd.
Critical reception
Overall, the reviews rate the album quite poorly or "below average", often stating that the album is "bland".[12][13] An Entertainment Weekly review stated "The Fray is all blah, all the time: more minor-key melodies, more dreary tempos, more of singer-pianist Isaac Slade's spiceless sore-throat croon."[14]
Track listing
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References
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrf97rAMSUM
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGDY8jJPuLw&feature=channel
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i418dddc577c320a4d9521eee81bef69d
- ^ http://fray.skyroo.com/se/view/music/index.html?utm_medium=epic-ad&utm_source=fray&utm_campaign=epic-ad%7Cfray%7Cbanner
- ^ http://rodblackhurst.blogspot.com/2008/11/assorted-documentary-trivia.html
- ^ http://www.rodblackhurst.com/main.html
- ^ http://www.videostatic.com/vs/epic/index.html
- ^ http://www.rodblackhurst.com/main.html
- ^ http://www.1iota.com/events,3965,Jimmy-Kimmel-Live-THE-FRAY-outdoor-mini-concert.html
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003891229
- ^ http://www.denvermagazine.com/culture/2008/10/fray-take-2
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thefray/albums/album/25463415/review/25524327/the_fray
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20253891,00.html
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20253891,00.html
- ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=685212
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=296533365&s=143441
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=296533365&s=143441