Describing themselves as "Heavy, Low, & Witchy" and claiming to "create music for the night sky", FRAYLE are a female-fronted doom / witch-rock band that draw their inspiration from seminal acts such as Sleep, Portishead, Beastwars, Blonde Redhead, Kyuss, Massive Attack, Down, and Chelsea Wolfe.... FRAYLE exists at the intersection of doom and dream pop.
Gwyn's voice is like a gentle ethereal breeze blanketed by the lunar light of a full moon. It blends all too naturally with the heavy droning guitars and thundering layer created by the drums and bass. To be frank, this release almost sits more comfortably alongside 90's alternate ala My Bloody Valentine than the typical over-verbed out 70's lo-fi doom approach. FRAYLEa€™s a€œlullabies over chaosa€ approach to songwriting allows them the freedom to explore what is possible with heavy music. They strive to balance the heaviest of riffs with the approachability of Gwyna€™s haunting vocal melodies. Complex layering and tone stacking have become a hallmark of their music. Each element is thoughtfully composed resulting in a unique combination of midrange-heavy guitars, syncopated rhythms, and unexpected vocal progressions. Lyrically, Gwyn weaves stories of heart break, anger, hypocrisy and resolution, asking the audience for empathy, and in turn inspiring vulnerability.
It's quite refreshing to hear a band paving it's own way combining influences that may not immediately come to mind, but work amazingly well together. Don't take it from me, experience FRAYLE for yourself.
