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Istante - Spring 1996 RTW

L to R: Annie Morton, Trish Goff, Farrah Summerford, Carolyn Murphy, Stella Tennant, Karen Mulder, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Kristen McMenamy, Shalom Harlow, Gianne Albertoni, Christina Kruse, Kirsty Hume, Bottom L to R: Amber Valletta, Helena Christensen and Valeria Mazza

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Review: The Fray - Scars and Stories (ColumbiaUK)

Words: Kirsty Summerford

Platinum selling US rockers The Fray are back with a brand new album, ‘Scars and Stories’ High school friends Isaac Slade and Joe King formed The Fray back in 2002 after bumping into each other in a guitar shop. The release of their single ‘How to Save a Life’ hurled the band onto the music scene and brought the group worldwide fame, as their second album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and led them to receive a Grammy nomination. Following their success, the band is back with their third album, which was recorded at the legendary Blackbird Studios in Nashville. Helping to hone The Fray’s sound, producer Brendan O’Brien who has worked with Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam, worked alongside the band. Scars and Stories leads with ‘Heartbeat’, which was inspired by lead singer Isaac Slade’s travelling. “I travelled through South Africa and Rwanda with a buddy. I ended up meeting so many cool inspiring people, and all these ideas for lyrics and melodies just started rushing in.” The song is a great opener and makes you want to carry on listening to what else The Fray has in store. ‘The Fighter’ starts off slow with a gradual build up to the rocky chorus, which gives you a chance to really listen to their lyrics. Followed by ‘Turn Me On’ with cheeky lyrics and a good beat that is easy to listen to. Slade’s vocals are excellent on this track; you can really hear the raspy rock tone to his voice that overpowers the beat, in a good way. The next track ‘Run For Your Life’ is very catchy. I love the use of the piano being the main instrument you can hear. ‘I Can Barely Say’ and ‘Be Still’ are my favourite songs off the record. They are both beautiful tracks, lyrically and musically. The album gets better as you listen to each track, but becomes slightly repetitive with the same type of sound, which isn’t a bad thing if you love the kind of music they make. Overall it’s a great album, and a very easy listen. Throughout the record you can hear in each song how the band has transformed their real life experiences into a collection of songs that are reflective but still maintain that pop/rock vibe. The single ‘Heartbeat’ and album ‘Scars and Stories’ will both be available on March 5th.

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