Frail Bray

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Frail Bray
Frail Bray by Western Addiction.jpg
Studio album by
Western Addiction
ReleasedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
Recordedlate 2019
StudioThe Atomic Garden
Genre Punk rock, hardcore punk
Length27:53
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Jack Shirley
Western Addiction chronology
Tremulous
(2017)		Frail Bray
(2020)
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Frail Bray is the third studio album by the San Francisco based punk rock band Western Addiction. The album was released by Fat Wreck Chords on May 15, 2020. It was recorded in late 2019 and produced by Jack Shirley, who also produced albums for Jeff Rosenstock, Deafheaven and Joyce Manor. [6] [7]

Contents

Frail Bray features guest appearances by Darius Koski from Swingin' Utters and Brenna Red from The Last Gang. [6] It is the first album by Western Addiction with the bass guitarist Mitch Paglia. [8]

Background

The album was announced by Fat Wreck Chords first officially on March 17. A song was released, "They Burned Our Paintings". [9] On April 20, a new song was released, called "Lurchers". [10] 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. [6] [11] 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. [12]

Track listing

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

Performers

Western Addiction

Additional performers

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  2. ↑ Green, Loren (June 8, 2020). "Western Addiction: Frail Bray". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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  5. ↑ Howkins, Jane (May 20, 2020). "Western Addiction – Frail Bray". York Calling. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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