Frail Bray Explained

Frail Bray
Type:	studio
Artist:	Western Addiction
Cover:	Frail Bray by Western Addiction.jpg
Recorded:	late 2019
Studio:	The Atomic Garden
Genre:	Punk rock, hardcore punk
Length:	27:53
Label:	Fat Wreck Chords
Producer:	Jack Shirley
Prev Title:	Tremulous
Prev Year:	2017

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.^{[1] [2]}

Frail Bray features guest appearances by Darius Koski from Swingin' Utters and Brenna Red from The Last Gang. It is the first album by Western Addiction with the bass guitarist Mitch Paglia.^[3]

Background

The album was announced by Fat Wreck Chords first officially on March 17. A song was released, "They Burned Our Paintings".^[4] On April 20, a new song was released, called "Lurchers".^[5] 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] 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.^[7]

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

• Mitch Paglia - bass, backing vocals
• Chad Williams - drums
• Ken Yamazaki - guitar, backing vocals
• Jason Hall - vocals
• Tony Teixeira - guitar, piano, backing vocals, synthesizer

Additional performers

• Darius Koski - vocals (track 9), violin, viola, piano, tambourine
• Brenna Red - vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 6)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sacher. Andrew. May 13, 2020. Stream Western Addiction's new LP 'Frail Bray' & read a track-by-track breakdown. October 10, 2020. BrooklynVegan.
2. Web site: June 17, 2020. Jason Hall of Western Addiction interviews Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden. October 10, 2020. Hard Noise.
3. Web site: Johnson. Kevin. June 11, 2020. Western Addiction's "Frail Bray" Fueled by Mitch Paglia's Bass. October 10, 2020. No Treble.
4. Web site: March 17, 2020. Western Addiction veröffentlichen neues Album "Frail Bray". October 10, 2020. Away from Life. de.
5. Web site: Pratt. Greg. April 20, 2020. Track Premiere: Western Addiction – "Lurchers". October 10, 2020. Decibel.
6. Web site: May 6, 2020. San Francisco hardcore punks throw down in an art gallery in striking clip. October 10, 2020. Revolver.
7. Web site: Pettigrew. Jason. July 22, 2020. Western Addiction's hardcore meets 100-year old vampires in "Frail Bray". October 10, 2020. Alternative Press.