''Frail Bray'' is the third

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by the

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based punk rock band

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. The album was released by

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on May 15, 2020. It was recorded in late 2019 and produced by

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, who also produced albums for

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and

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. ''Frail Bray'' features guest appearances by

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from

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and Brenna Red from The Last Gang. It is the first album by Western Addiction with the bass guitarist Mitch Paglia.

Background

The album was announced by Fat Wreck Chords first officially on March 17. A song was released, "They Burned Our Paintings". On April 20, a new song was released, called "Lurchers". A music video for "They Burned Our Paintings" was released on May 6 and the full album was made available for streaming on May 13. The album was officially released two days later, on May 15. A music video for the title track, "Frail Bray", was released on July 22.

Track listing

# "The Leopard and the Juniper" - 2:00 # "They Burned Our Paintings" - 2:29 # "Frail Bray" - 2:28 # "Lurchers" - 1:51 # "Rose's Hammer I" - 1:32 # "Rose's Hammer II" - 3:24 # "Laurette" - 1:26 # "Utter Despair" - 2:43 # "Wildflowers of Italy" - 3:56 # "We Lived in Ultraviolet" - 2:43 # "Deranged by Grief" - 3:21

Performers

Western Addiction * Mitch Paglia - bass, backing vocals * Chad Williams - drums * Ken Yamazaki - guitar, backing vocals * Jason Hall - vocals * Tony Teixeira - guitar, piano, backing vocals, synthesizer Additional performers *

- vocals (track 9), violin, viola, piano, tambourine * Brenna Red - vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 6)

References

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