Helios
The FrayCompact Disc 2014-02-25
The Fray come together for the release of their third album, Helios via Epic Records. Energized lead single "Love Don't Die," was produced by Stuart Price (The Killers, Keane) and Ryan Tedder (One Republic, Adele) and takes the Denver band further outside their past piano-pop comfort zone. Working with Stuart was the best of both worlds," says the band's frontman Isaac Slade. "We brought our organic instruments, and he brought his arsenal of electronic antiques. This record is all about running to the front lines of what we've done and pushing our borders even farther. Electronic instruments, drum samples, enormous backing vocals, opening up our writing to folks outside our camp."
Helios follows the band's 2012 release Scars & Stories which garnered widespread praise-USA Today called the music "more muscular and buoyant," while Rolling Stone noted "they're still pumping." The Fray's 2005 debut, featuring the hit single "How to Save a Life," went double-platinum and the band earned a 2010 Grammy nomination for their self-titled release.
The Fray is Slade, Joe King (guitar, vocals), Dave Welsh (guitar), and Ben Wysocki (drums). The Denver-based foursome formed in 2002 after high school friends Slade and King bumped into each other at a local guitar shop. The band achieved national success with their first single, "Over My Head (Cable Car)," which became a top ten hit in the U.S., and the release of their second single, "How to Save a Life," brought them worldwide fame.-Publisher
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The Fray come together for the release of their third album, Helios via Epic Records. Energized lead single "Love Don't Die," was produced by Stuart Price (The Killers, Keane) and Ryan Tedder (One Republic, Adele) and takes the Denver band further outside their past piano-pop comfort zone. Working with Stuart was the best of both worlds," says the band's frontman Isaac Slade. "We brought our organic instruments, and he brought his arsenal of electronic antiques. This record is all about running to the front lines of what we've done and pushing our borders even farther. Electronic instruments, drum samples, enormous backing vocals, opening up our writing to folks outside our camp."
Helios follows the band's 2012 release Scars & Stories which garnered widespread praise-USA Today called the music "more muscular and buoyant," while Rolling Stone noted "they're still pumping." The Fray's 2005 debut, featuring the hit single "How to Save a Life," went double-platinum and the band earned a 2010 Grammy nomination for their self-titled release.
The Fray is Slade, Joe King (guitar, vocals), Dave Welsh (guitar), and Ben Wysocki (drums). The Denver-based foursome formed in 2002 after high school friends Slade and King bumped into each other at a local guitar shop. The band achieved national success with their first single, "Over My Head (Cable Car)," which became a top ten hit in the U.S., and the release of their second single, "How to Save a Life," brought them worldwide fame.-Publisher