The Fray is an American
rock
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band from
Denver, Colorado
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, formed in 2002 by schoolmates
Isaac Slade
Isaac Edward Slade (born May 26, 1981) is an American singer and musician; the former lead vocalist, main songwriter, pianist and co-founder of Colorado-based rock band The Fray.
Early life
Slade was born in Boulder, Colorado, and raised in t ...
and
Joe King. Their debut album, ''
How to Save a Life
"How to Save a Life" is a song by American alternative rock band The Fray, released in March 2006 as the second single from their debut studio album of the same name. The song is one of the band's most popular airplay songs and peaked in the t ...
'' released in 2005, was certified
double platinum
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by the
RIAA
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and platinum in
Australia
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,
Canada
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,
New Zealand
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and the
United Kingdom
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. Their first single, "
Over My Head (Cable Car)
"Over My Head (Cable Car)" (originally performed simply as "Cable Car") is a song by American rock band the Fray. It was released in October 2005 as the lead single from their debut album ''How to Save a Life'' (2005) and hit the top 10 on the ' ...
", became a top ten hit in the United States. Their second single, "
How to Save a Life
"How to Save a Life" is a song by American alternative rock band The Fray, released in March 2006 as the second single from their debut studio album of the same name. The song is one of the band's most popular airplay songs and peaked in the t ...
", charted in the top three of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was a top 5 single in
Australia
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,
Canada
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,
Ireland
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,
Italy
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,
Spain
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, i ...
,
Sweden
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and the
United Kingdom
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.
The group's
self-titled
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, second album debuted at on the
''Billboard'' charts after its release in 2009 and was
certified gold
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in the United States, Australia and Canada. It was also nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
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in 2010.
While both the albums were commercially successful, critical reception was mixed. The Fray was ranked No. 84 on ''
Billboard
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''s Artists of the Decade list. Their third album ''
Scars & Stories
''Scars & Stories'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Fray. It was released on February 7, 2012.
Background
''Scars & Stories'' was recorded beginning in March 2011, and concluded in July 2011. Unlike their debut alb ...
'', released in 2012, achieved moderate commercial success, debuting and peaking at on the ''Billboard'' 200. This album also received mixed reviews from critics. The band's fourth album, ''
Helios
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'', was released in February 2014, and the band's greatest hits album, ''
Through the Years: The Best of the Fray'', was released in November 2016.
The Fray's lyrical content and mood have been described as austere, theatrical, cathartic, poignant, and ethereal; their lyrical content contains themes of tribulation, yearning,
regret
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, and
angst
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. The band's use of the piano as the lead instrument in their music has led critics to compare the band with English, piano-driven bands such as
Coldplay
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and
Keane. However, the band lists its influences as
the Wallflowers
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,
Counting Crows
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,
Better Than Ezra
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, and
U2.
History
Formation and early years (2002–2004)
The band members' lives were largely formed in Denver churches where they helped lead worship, and in the Christian school three of them attended. Isaac Slade and guitarist Joe King were several years ahead of drummer Ben Wysocki at Faith Christian Academy. Wysocki and guitarist David Welsh played in the same worship band. In the spring of 2002, former schoolmates Slade and King reconnected and began regular two-man jam sessions that led to writing songs. Slade and King later added Mike Ayars on guitar, Zach Johnson on drums,
and Slade's younger brother Caleb on bass, though Caleb was later asked to leave. Caleb's departure from the band caused a rift in his relationship with Isaac, and this rift later became the inspiration for the song "
Over My Head (Cable Car)
"Over My Head (Cable Car)" (originally performed simply as "Cable Car") is a song by American rock band the Fray. It was released in October 2005 as the lead single from their debut album ''How to Save a Life'' (2005) and hit the top 10 on the ' ...
", which is about the brothers' waning relationship.
Following this Johnson left the band to attend an art school in New York.
Ben Wysocki, a former bandmate of Isaac Slade, joined as drummer and later, Dave Welsh, who was another former bandmate of Slade and Wysocki, was added as lead guitarist to the band. The newly formed band was named the Fray. The band members decided on a name after asking people to put band names on a piece of paper from which they picked randomly. The members of the band first claimed that they found the name suitable because they frequently quarreled about the composition of the lyrics in their songs, but they have since stated they are usually on good terms while composing music and acknowledge contributions from all members. The band has had no permanent bassist since Caleb, instead employing touring bassists on a temporary basis. The current bassist is Matt Rubano, who has been touring with the band since 2022.
The band released its first record, ''
Movement EP
The discography of the American
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'', in 2002. The next year, the band released ''
Reason EP'' produced by "How To Save A Life" co-producer
Aaron Johnson, which garnered the band local fame and acclaim.
''
Westword
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'', an
alternative newsweekly
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, gave ''Reason EP'' a positive review, stating "The music is epic, no doubt, but it's played on a wholly human scale". Despite these reviews, the band struggled to launch a single; Denver radio station
KTCL
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rejected eight of their songs before the band decided to submit a demo of a song then-named "Cable Car". The song found airplay on a KTCL radio show highlighting local bands, and the radio station received a large number of requests for it soon thereafter. The band changed the name of the song to "Over My Head (Cable Car)", and as the song's airplay increased alongside their local following, the band was voted "Best New Band" by ''Westword'' in 2004.
Mike Flynn, working in the
artists and repertoire
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division of
Epic Records
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, discovered the band through the article in ''Westword''
and soon after, Epic Records officially signed the band on December 17, 2004.
''How to Save a Life'' (2005–2007)
The band's debut album, ''
How to Save a Life
"How to Save a Life" is a song by American alternative rock band The Fray, released in March 2006 as the second single from their debut studio album of the same name. The song is one of the band's most popular airplay songs and peaked in the t ...
'', was released on September 13, 2005; its style is between traditional rock and alternative rock. "
Over My Head (Cable Car)
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" was released as the first single from the album, and it soon became a Top 40 hit on the
Modern Rock Tracks
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chart in late 2005, peaking at No. 37. The single gained airplay nationally, entering the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on the issue marked February 25, 2006. Fourteen weeks later, it reached its peak position at No. 8 on the Hot 100 chart.
On the ''Billboard''
Adult Top 40
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chart, the single reached the No. 2 position. Internationally, the song was a Top 25 hit in on the national charts of
Australia
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,
Canada
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, Denmark,
Ireland
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,
New Zealand
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and the
United Kingdom
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. The song was the fifth-most downloaded single of 2006.
While "Over My Head (Cable Car)" was rising on the charts, the song "
How to Save a Life
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" was first featured during an episode of ''
Grey's Anatomy
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'', aired March 19, 2006, and then on an episode of ''
Scrubs'', aired April 25, 2006. Despite not having been originally released as a single, "How to Save a Life" entered the Hot 100 chart on the issue marked April 15, 2006. The song was released as the band's second single. On August 18, 2006,
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announced that the song would be used for the main advertising promotion for the season premiere of ''Grey's Anatomy''.
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Only weeks after this promotion started, the song became the Fray's second Top 40 hit in the United States. The song peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart, surpassing the peak position of "Over My Head (Cable Car)".
It tied for the seventh-longest charting single of all time on the Hot 100 chart, with
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's "
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", at 58 consecutive weeks.
The song also topped the
Adult Top 40
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chart for 15 consecutive weeks. "How to Save a Life" was a major hit internationally, topping the singles chart in
Ireland
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, Spain and
Canada
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. The song also charted in the top five in
Australia
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,
Italy
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and
Sweden
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and was the band's first hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 4 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
"
Look After You" was released as the third single from the album. It peaked at No. 59 on the Hot 100 chart and was the band's first single to miss the Top 40.
The song was written by the lead singer of the Fray, Isaac Slade. It is about his then girlfriend, whom he later married.
The album itself peaked at No. 15 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart, and charted in the top ten in
Australia
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, Canada, Ireland,
New Zealand
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and the
United Kingdom
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and was certified the best-selling digital album of all time, breaking the record held previously by
Coldplay
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's ''
X&Y''.
While the album was met with commercial success, critical reception from mainstream critics was mixed:
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gave the album a modest review, stating that the Fray "lacked originality" and the album itself lacked any "inspiration and excitement".
''
Stylus Magazine
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'' gave the album a negative review, stating, "The Fray, as a rule, are moribund, emotionally strained and uninvolving." ''
Rolling Stone
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'' and ''
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'' echoed many of these statements while giving the album three stars out of five. However, the album garnered acclaim from
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magazines: Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album a glowing review, stating "''How to Save Life'' is nearly perfect", and gave the album four-and-a-half stars out of five. ''
HM Magazine
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'', another American magazine devoted to Christian music, also gave the album a positive review, rating it four stars out of five.
To promote the album, the Fray began a worldwide tour and released a live album, ''
Live at the Electric Factory: Bootleg No. 1'', on July 18, 2006. The concert was recorded on May 21, 2006, at the Electric Factory in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania. On September 19, they re-released ''How to Save a Life'' as a CD/DVD set including a documentary on the making of the album.
On September 4, 2007, the band released another live album, ''
Acoustic in Nashville: Bootleg No. 2'', which was recorded in late 2006. The album could only be purchased with the original CD from Target but was made available on the iTunes Music Store on November 13, 2007. On October 16 of the same year, the band re-released their 2003 EP, ''
Reason EP''.
The band also released a live cover of
John Lennon
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and
Yoko Ono
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's "
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
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" as a 2006 Christmas single. This song debuted and peaked on the Hot 100 chart at No. 50 on the strength of a large number of digital downloads.
[ The Fray also worked with ]Reverb
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, a non-profit environmental
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organization, for their 2007 summer tour.
''The Fray'' and ''Christmas'' EP (2008–2010)
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, and recorded by Warren Huart
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. A documentary named ''Fair Fight'', directed by Rod Blackhurst, was included with the first 300,000 copies of the second album. The lead single
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from the album, "You Found Me
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", debuted online on December 9, 2009, on VH1.com
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, and debuted at No. 28 on the Hot 100 chart, the band's highest debut on the chart at that time. The song peaked at No. 7 on the chart, making it the band's second-highest charting single, and topped the ''Billboard'' Adult Top 40 chart as well as the Australian Singles Chart, becoming the band's first song to reach in Australia. It is also the band's third song to sell two million digital downloads in the United States, after "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "How to Save a Life". Following the success of "You Found Me", the album debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 179,000 copies in its first week of release. The music video was directed by fellow Denverite Josh Forbes. It was filmed in Chicago and was an homage to the Wim Wenders
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film Wings of Desire
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.
The Fray released their self-titled, second album to the Christian market on the same day as the secular market. In a video for the song "You Found Me" that includes some behind-the-scenes footage, lead vocalist Isaac Slade says that this album is what they would have done the first time if they had the time. He adds the band wants to model the rest of their careers after this second album. On February 13, 2009, the Fray wrote a song called "Be the One". The song was written in the space of 24 hours when the British magazine ''Q'' asked the band to write a love song for the occasion of Valentine's Day
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.
The demo version of the song was released on the band's official website on November 11, 2009. The band also covered Kanye West
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's song " Heartless", which charted at No. 79 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; a video for the cover was released worldwide on iTunes
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on August 11, 2009. Both songs were included in the deluxe edition of the band's second album, released November 10, 2009. "Heartless" was also included on the band's third live album, ''The Fray: Live from SoHo''.
The band released " Never Say Never" as the second single from the album. The song was a modest hit in the US; it peaked at No. 32 on the Hot 100 chart and at No. 10 on the Adult Top 40 chart. Internationally, it failed to match the success of "You Found Me". The song was used in the first and last episodes of the television series ''The Vampire Diaries
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''. The third single from the album, "Syndicate
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" was released on January 12, 2010, and peaked at No. 16 on the Adult Top 40 and at No. 40 on the Pop Songs
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chart, becoming the band's second single to miss the Hot 100 chart and the lowest-charting single from the album.
Like their first album, ''The Fray'' critical reception was mixed. ''Rolling Stone'' termed the album "nothing new", while ''Entertainment Weekly
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'' stated, "''The Fray'' is all blah, all the time: more minor-key melodies and more dreary tempos." ''Allmusic'', whilst giving the album a modestly positive review, echoed many of these statements, commenting that "the songcraft remains virtually unchanged" and termed the album as "''How to Save a Life – Part 2''". However, ''AbsolutePunk
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'' criticized the negative reviews, stating, "For what it's worth, the Denver quintet has released a charming, appealing record that would be far more praiseworthy if it didn't sound so much like its predecessor... hich
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isn't exactly a bad thing." Review aggregator ''Metacritic
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'' lists the album as holding a rating of 56/100 based on nine professional reviews, meaning "mixed or average reviews".
The Fray collaborated with Timbaland
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on his album ''Shock Value II
''Shock Value II'' is the third studio album by American record producer Timbaland. It serves as the sequel to ''Shock Value''.
Initially slated for a 2008 release, the project was pushed into 2009 and tentatively confirmed for November 23, 2009 ...
'', which was released on December 8, 2009. The band was featured on the song "Undertow", which, despite not being released as a single, entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at No. 100, the week ending November 28, 2009. On December 22, 2009, the band released an EP, '' Christmas EP'', as a free download from the band's official website. The EP contained five acoustic covers of popular Christmas carols
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and was recorded by Warren Huart
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in Nashville
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at Blackbird Studios.
In an interview with ''Westword'' in June 2010, guitarist Dave Welsh announced that the band was working on an EP containing covers of songs by artists such as Annie Lennox
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, Billy Joel
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, Bruce Springsteen
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and Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...
but did not give a specific release date.
''Scars & Stories'' (2011–2012)
In 2011, the Fray contributed two cover songs on compilation albums: "Take Your Time" for '' Listen to Me: Buddy Holly'' and " Mahna Mahna" for '' Muppets: The Green Album''.
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was hired to produce the band's third studio album, later named ''Scars & Stories''. During an interview with ''Colorado Daily'', Slade explained why the band had recruited him: "Sonically, we wanted to make this record sound as close as possible to the live shows." He cited Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guita ...
and Bruce Springsteen as influences for the sound of the record that they were trying to capture. As for the lyrical composition, Slade said the lyrics capture a more aggressive tone than their previous records.
The band began recording the album in March 2011 in Nashville
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, Tennessee, at Blackbird Studio, and the audio mixing
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began on June 21, 2011. A month later, Slade confirmed via Twitter that the mixing and recording had been completed: " efinished our third record about half an hour ago." When asked about possible release dates for the album, Slade mentioned his hope was that the album will be out by October 2011 or at least in time for Thanksgiving
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. However, the date was pushed backed to early 2012. It was officially released on February 7, 2012.
On September 13, 2011, during a live performance at the Ryman Auditorium
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in Nashville, the band debuted the album's first single, " Heartbeat", The band announced in an interview on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
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that "Run for Your Life" would be the album's second single. A music video for the latter song was released on March 13, 2012.
''Helios'' (2013–2016)
After ''Scars and Stories'', Slade promised a fourth album by the end of 2013.
On June 4, 2013, the Fray announced that they had begun recording. The album's first single, " Love Don't Die", was premiered on radio stations on October 15, 2013, and on iTunes a week later. A music video for the song was filmed on November 13, 2013, at Cowboy Palace Saloon in Chatsworth, California, and released on December 6, 2013.
The album was revealed to be titled ''Helios
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'' and was made available for preorder on November 25, 2013. The album was originally planned to be released on January 14, 2014, but it was delayed; instead, another song from the album, "Hurricane", was made available that day. The album was officially released on February 25. On May 9, the band announced via Twitter the release of the album's second single, " Break Your Plans".
The album was produced by Stuart Price
Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with artists including Madonna, Dua Lipa, The Killers, New Order, Kylie Minogue, DMA's, Example, Take ...
and Ryan Tedder
Ryan Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. As well as being the lead vocalist of the pop rock band OneRepublic, he has an independent career as a songwriter and producer for various artists since th ...
. It received primarily mixed reviews, although it did peak at on the ''Billboard'' US Top Rock Albums.
In mid-2015, the band joined Matt Nathanson
Matthew Adam Nathanson (born March 28, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock and roll music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic (sometimes a 12-string) and electric guitar, and has played both sol ...
as Train
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's opening act during the latter band's ''Picasso at the Wheel Summer Tour''. The tour started on May 21 and ended on July 25 of the same year. The band also continued to tour with Train into late 2015, until their final show in Las Vegas
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on November 7.
''Through the Years: The Best of the Fray'', hiatus, and Slade's departure
On September 9, 2016, the Fray released a new single, "Singing Low", which is also included on their greatest hits album, '' Through the Years: The Best of the Fray'', which was announced along with the single's release. It was released on November 4, 2016. In late 2016, the band went on tour to promote the album.
In July 2019, Slade revealed in an interview that the band would be taking a hiatus after fulfilling their five-record deal with Epic Records, saying they wanted to focus more on their own freedom by "playing the shows we want and picking and choosing".
On March 12, 2022, Isaac Slade announced that he would be leaving the band. His final performance with the band took place on May 14, 2022, at the Genesee Theatre
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History
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in Waukegan, Illinois
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Musical style and songwriting
''How to Save a Life'' consists of a mix of mid-tempo, piano
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-driven pop rock
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tracks and power ballads
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. The album ''The Fray'' spread the spectrum of music: the pop rock songs are faster and more energetic, while the ballads are softer than those on the first album.
Slade's vocals feature a falsetto
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It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous ed ...
and a strong American accent. On the second album, his vocals are more aggressive, most notably on the tracks "We Build Then We Break" and "Say When".
The lyrics on both albums revolve around life's problems and issues. Common themes include happiness, sadness, death, the problem of evil
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, relationships and war. The honest and emotional nature of the lyrics
has also had critics labeling the Fray as emo
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, comparing them to mainstream emo acts like Jimmy Eat World
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. The Fray's initial songs contain lyrics with strong religious
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messages. However, by the time they began work on their debut album, the band decided against being an entirely religious group because they believed that God
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had called them away from the "Christian music
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genre and into a secular market".
Band members
Current members
* Joe King – lead vocals (2002–present); rhythm guitar (2002–present); bass guitar (2006–present); backing vocals (2002–2022)
* Dave Welsh – lead guitar (2002, 2003–present); bass guitar (2006–2020)
* Ben Wysocki – drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming (2003–present)
Current touring members
* Jeff Linsenmaier – keyboards, backing vocals (2009–2017, 2022–present)
* Matt Rubano – bass guitar, backing vocals (2022–present)
Former members
* Isaac Slade
Isaac Edward Slade (born May 26, 1981) is an American singer and musician; the former lead vocalist, main songwriter, pianist and co-founder of Colorado-based rock band The Fray.
Early life
Slade was born in Boulder, Colorado, and raised in t ...
– lead vocals, piano (2002–2022); rhythm guitar (2012); percussion (2013–2016)
* Mike Ayars – lead guitar (2002–2003)
* Zach Johnson – drums (2002–2003)
* Caleb Slade – bass guitar (2002)
* Graham Vanderbilt – bass guitar (2003)
* Dan Battenhouse – bass guitar (2002–2004)
Former touring members
* Jimmy Stofer – bass guitar (2005–2007)
* Dan Lavery
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– bass guitar (2006–2009)
* Jeremy McCoy – bass guitar (2009–2014)
* Jason Hardin – bass guitar (2014–2016)
* Einar Pedersen – bass guitar, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (2017–2022)
Timeline
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Discography
* ''How to Save a Life
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'' (2005)
* ''The Fray
The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King. Their debut album, ''How to Save a Life'' released in 2005, was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, ...
'' (2009)
* ''Scars & Stories
''Scars & Stories'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Fray. It was released on February 7, 2012.
Background
''Scars & Stories'' was recorded beginning in March 2011, and concluded in July 2011. Unlike their debut alb ...
'' (2012)
* ''Helios
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'' (2014)
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
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" , , Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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Billboard Music Awards
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, "How to Save a Life
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" , , Ballad of the Year , ,
Teen Choice Awards
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, 2009
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, , "You Found Me
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Premios 40 Principales
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, 2007
, "How to Save a Life
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, Best International Song
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APRA Awards
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References
External links
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