The Fray: Summer of Light Tour

When Joe King, Ben Wysocki, and Dave Welsh of The Fray take the wide view of the band’s nearly 25-year career, they see a whole lot of stars in the sky — some representing songs that have arrived and made their mark, and others that have yet to come. The multi-platinum-selling group are ready to add a few more with their new album A Light That Waits, The Fray’s first full-length release in more than a decade and the first with the group’s core three members cowriting every track.

“I see this album as a constellation,” says King, The Fray’s vocalist and guitarist. “These songs already existed and we just had to capture them. Now, you can see them in the sky, and they're all illuminating, along with our other songs that are out there. They’re part of the same sky. This isn’t a reinvention of The Fray. It's a new season.”

Produced by The Fray with Jason Suwito, who oversaw the bulk of the album’s 11 tracks, plus Ryan Linvill, who produced two, A Light That Waits is a record of hopeful energy. King seizes his moment as frontman, his reassuring voice cascading over songs like the euphoric title track and the empowering “Ice Cold Lakes,” while Wysocki’s drums give The Fray their irrepressible heart and Welsh’s lead guitar summons ethereal soundscapes. It’s the sound of a band fully confident in their creative powers.