The Fray
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The Fray
The Fray is the second studio album by The Fray. Released on February 3, 2009, through Epic Records,[1] the album debuted at number-one on the Billboard200 chart, and became a top 5 hit in Australia and Canada. - Wikipedia
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BBC
There are enough haunting hooks and delicately well written tunes here to ensure The Fray hang on to their fervent fanbase, but little to win over newcomers. If they're to defy the law of diminishing returns, they'll need some fresh air blowing through their third.
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Sputnik Music
As far as consistent pop records go for 2009, you are going to be hard-pressed to find an album that delivers more of a consistent set of pop rock songs than those to be found on the Fray’s self-titled
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Jesus Freak Hideout
The Fray has managed to stick to their classic roots, which is, of course, a good thing. The band also manages to push the envelope in several tracks with a rougher song style, and it works.
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Alternative Addiction
“The Fray” will have at least two songs you’ll love and five or six you’ll like. It was figured that this would be good, but not this good.
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Title Track
Although the album is only ten tracks long, it requests multiple plays and it’s easy for the listener to find new favorites after each one. At this pace The Fray will hold steady and give us many more future releases and beloved hits.
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Contact Music
An upbeat and rhythm-driven direction which should be explored further, and ultimately this is a decent record which should see the band's existing fans satisfied.
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Music Omh
The album plays out with the acoustic strains of Happiness, but any nod to a non-Hollywood ending is ripped apart when the song segues into an utterly ridiculous and over-the-top mess of rock guitar and gospel vocals. The Fray: remember them? They released a couple of decent songs once.
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Teen Ink
Even if you aren't a fan of pop or rock, this album is a good buy. As you listen, the songs form meaning and stay rooted in your mind. The amazing vocals, strong messages, and stellar music are worth listening to.
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Female First
Whether you're a fan of The Fray or not; you really need to give this album a listen because it's what music should really be about these days; honesty and simplicity. A lovely flawless follow-up to How To Save A Life
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Slacker
What's different, then, is the occasional "widening" of the Fray' s sound; the rock numbers are slightly louder (culminating in a percussive, distorted breakdown during "We Build Then We Break"), and the ballads somewhat softer.
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Digital Spy
You can't knock them for persistence, but creatively The Fray keep blundering into the same brick wall.
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Scotsman
It is musical button-pushing of the least imaginative kind, songs such as 'You Found Me' and 'We Build Then We Break' faking emotional intensity demanded by network television dramas like Gray's Anatomy.
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