A.V. Club: Best of the Decade

Artist The Fray

  • The Fray

Proving that smoothing out every conceivable edge is a good first step up the rock charts, The Fray blew up with anthemic pop seemingly aimed at anyone who thinks Keane and Coldplay are just a little too thorny. While the group’s self-titled 2009 album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart earlier this year, The Fray don't quite feel like superstars yet. Songs like “Over My Head (Cable Car)” are doubtlessly familiar to anyone stuck listening to the adult contemporary station at work, but a band as anonymous and colorless as The Fray seems ill-suited for its new-found headliner status.

Updated 11/18/2009

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