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The 2005 debut from these Denver guys went double platinum stateside, thanks much to the single "How to Save a Life," which played on Grey's Anatomy. No big changes are afoot for Disc Two: The band's piano rock suggests a more earnest, less arty Coldplay. The Fray are going for introspection and dramatic sweep but don't rise above bland pleasantries. "You Found Me" is a driving prom anthem that tosses in bits of ponderous poetry — "I found God on the corner of First and Amistad" — and a huge, weak-kneed chorus that sounds nearly focus-grouped. Recommendation if the Fray want to save more lives: Put the spleen back in.
(Posted: Jan 21, 2009)
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