Fruition Previews New Tucker Martine-Produced Album With Rocker ‘I’m Not Afraid’

Fruition continues to preview their forthcoming album, Something More, set for release on August 28 via Bloodshot Records. The most recent offering from the Tucker Martine-produced album is the single, “I’m Not Afraid.”

With the Grammy-winning Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, First Aid Kit) at the helm, Fruition’s Jay Cobb Anderson, Kellen Asebroek, Jeff Leonard, Mimi Naja and Tyler Thompson convened at his Flora Recording and Playback in Portland, Oregon to track Something More.

“We walked in there like kids in a candy shop,” Mimi Naja said of the experience. “We were drawn to all of Tucker’s weird gear. We couldn’t have made an album like this — an album about growth, evolution, and maturity — without that enthusiasm, that space, and that guy.”

“This album is the culmination of almost two decades of making music as Fruition,” Jay Cobb Anderson said of Something More. “We set out to show the world what we’ve learned along the way, both musically and personally, but perhaps more importantly, the album makes a point to be honest about the things we’ve had to UNLEARN. The truth of this album is found in kicking old habits, letting go of control, interrogating our motives, and approaching each session with fearless, open hearts.”

Fruition previously previewed Something More with the tracks “Reason To Live” and “Oh Well.” Jay Cobb Anderson also spoke about the latest single, “I’m Not Afraid.”

“You should be [afraid], but for some reason you’re not,” he explained. “I guess this time it’s different. Her eyes glow in otherworldly light. Each breath she takes is a gift. You’re not scared to hurt her because, at the very core of your soul, you know that you were put here to protect her. It’s coded in your DNA, coursing through your veins. It’s written in the stars. Every life you’ve lived and died has brought you here. If this ship goes down, you’ll gladly sink with it. So, what’s there to be frightened of?”

“I’m Not Afraid” arrived with a music video directed, filmed and edited by Ryan Hart. Watch below:

Something More Tracklist:

1. Compass
2. Oh Well
3. Matters Of The Heart
4. How Does It Feel
5. Reason To Live
6. Forward
7. I’m Not Afraid
8. Something More
9. Somewhere Down The Line
10. By Now
11. All Over