'There's a comforting sway to the album's melodic folk-pop, built on John Smith's subtle guitar work...12 tunes of resilience, devotion and hope, with determination in the lyrics and buoyancy in the music.' - ASSOCIATED PRESS
'An album of searing honesty and lithe beauty whose songs amplify the emotions and experiences of so many of us this year--the reassessed relationships, the self-reflection, and the ultimate search for hope.' - THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION
'Aching, doggedly optimistic and gently spangled with hooks' - MOJO
The Fray is Smith's sixth studio album, written and recorded in a universally difficult 2020, and his vulnerability throughout is offered to his listeners, unadorned. "It's been a hell of a year, but I feel I've created my most honest work as a result, and as a necessity. A lot of these songs are about accepting that life is hard, but just holding on and trying to enjoy it anyway." Smith's stubborn optimism in tough circumstances shines through on the title track, in which he sings "Holding onto hope / I don't need a decent reason / Yes and though it disappears sometimes / It returns with every season".
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'An album of searing honesty and lithe beauty whose songs amplify the emotions and experiences of so many of us this year--the reassessed relationships, the self-reflection, and the ultimate search for hope.' - THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION
'Aching, doggedly optimistic and gently spangled with hooks' - MOJO
The Fray is Smith's sixth studio album, written and recorded in a universally difficult 2020, and his vulnerability throughout is offered to his listeners, unadorned. "It's been a hell of a year, but I feel I've created my most honest work as a result, and as a necessity. A lot of these songs are about accepting that life is hard, but just holding on and trying to enjoy it anyway." Smith's stubborn optimism in tough circumstances shines through on the title track, in which he sings "Holding onto hope / I don't need a decent reason / Yes and though it disappears sometimes / It returns with every season".
'There's a comforting sway to the album's melodic folk-pop, built on John Smith's subtle guitar work...12 tunes of resilience, devotion and hope, with determination in the lyrics and buoyancy in the music.' - ASSOCIATED PRESS
'An album of searing honesty and lithe beauty whose songs amplify the emotions and experiences of so many of us this year--the reassessed relationships, the self-reflection, and the ultimate search for hope.' - THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION
'Aching, doggedly optimistic and gently spangled with hooks' - MOJO
The Fray is Smith's sixth studio album, written and recorded in a universally difficult 2020, and his vulnerability throughout is offered to his listeners, unadorned. "It's been a hell of a year, but I feel I've created my most honest work as a result, and as a necessity. A lot of these songs are about accepting that life is hard, but just holding on and trying to enjoy it anyway." Smith's stubborn optimism in tough circumstances shines through on the title track, in which he sings "Holding onto hope / I don't need a decent reason / Yes and though it disappears sometimes / It returns with every season".
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'An album of searing honesty and lithe beauty whose songs amplify the emotions and experiences of so many of us this year--the reassessed relationships, the self-reflection, and the ultimate search for hope.' - THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION
'Aching, doggedly optimistic and gently spangled with hooks' - MOJO
The Fray is Smith's sixth studio album, written and recorded in a universally difficult 2020, and his vulnerability throughout is offered to his listeners, unadorned. "It's been a hell of a year, but I feel I've created my most honest work as a result, and as a necessity. A lot of these songs are about accepting that life is hard, but just holding on and trying to enjoy it anyway." Smith's stubborn optimism in tough circumstances shines through on the title track, in which he sings "Holding onto hope / I don't need a decent reason / Yes and though it disappears sometimes / It returns with every season".
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