Alt rockers The Fray are releasing their self-titled sophomore effort to the Christian market on February 3, 2009. The band, who sold 3.2 million copies of their mainstream debut album How To Save A Life, opted to release this second album in both markets.
That's kind of unusual in an industry where a lot of Christian bands are trying to break free from the Christian music label so they can find success in the mainstream. But in a video for the song "You Found Me" that includes some behind the scenes footage, lead vocalist Isaac Slade says that his album is what they would have done the first time if they had the time, and where they want to go for the rest of their career.
The first single "You Found Me" was released to Christian radio early this year, and landed at #23 on R&R's Christian CHR. The song was also used as the promo for the new season of ABC's "Lost."
You can preorder the deluxe version of The Fray's new album and get a free download of a live album not available anywhere else.
For more about The Fray, visit their MySpace page.
What songs topped the Christian music charts for 2008? Check out this Gospel Soundcheck post, Radio and Record's Most Played Christian Songs of 2008.
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I highly doubt God would smoke a cigarette. Lyrics from You Found Me. Really a Christian band? Or, just trying to maximize sale of their records?
pcionwk - err ... I think the lyrics are a metaphor, if you go back and read them closely. It's like poetry - the artist paints a word picture to tell a story.
Joanne
host of the GS blog
maybe they're not known as a christian band but they are portraying God in their songs because they are christians. God would want them to tell of their true life stories to other people, who cares if they're smoking a cigarette or not- God has a great sense of humor. what not a better way to spread His word by showing how to find Him in song lyrics that are spread throughout the entire country!
I think I'll go have a smoke with God right now, ask him what he thinks about this
;)
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