Fruition Shares New Single ‘Northern Town’

Portland-based Fruition will release a new studio album Watching It All Fall Apart via LoHi Records on February 2. The band that just celebrated New Year’s Eve with a pair of hometown shows has shared the single “Northern Town” from the forthcoming LP.

Fruition recorded the 10-track new album with producer Tucker Martine. Premiered by American Songwriter, Fruition’s Mimi Naja described the writing process for “Northern Town” to the outlet, stating:

This tune was penned on a lonesome tour day, so the opportunity to trance out alone with the baritone guitar in the studio was fitting. Then, when the three-part harmony chorus hits, it provides a feel good sense of hope and “home” that was so hard to find on that cold, lonely day.

Naja and her band mates just played two shows at the Crystal Ballroom on December 30 and New Year’s Eve. The Lil Smokies opened both concerts and joined the headliners both nights as well. The band played new songs, including the previously issued Watching single “I’ll Never Sing Your Name.” The December 30 show also featured Bizarre Star Strings joining Fruition and the group welcomed Brad Parsons on the 31st.

Check out full setlists from the pair of shows below the newly shared single

Setlists

December 30

Set One: One Eye Open > Little Song (drums), I Can’t Stop, I Don’t Mind, Blue Light, I See You Everywhere, Bent, Mtn Annie, Get Back Home (BSS), The Meaning (BSS + Dave), OMO (BSS) – (Live Debut)

Set Two: Portland Bound, Above The Line, Labor of Love, Wastin’ Away, Lay Down Blues (Andy Dunnigan of Lil Smokies), California (Lil Smokies Cover featuring Andy), There She Was (new version), I’ll Never Sing Your Name (2nd time ever played), I Should Be (BSS), Fire (BSS), Suzanne (Leonard Cohen Cover), Get In, Death Comes Rockin

Encore: Misty Night > Zeppelin

December 31

Set One: There She Was (Old Version), Santa Fe, Just One Of Them Nights, Big Sky (NOLA), Turn Your Love, I’ll Never Sing Your Name (New Song 3rd time played), What Is It, Whippoorwill, Lonesome Prayer (new song, 2nd time ever played), Perfect (Doria Roberts cover), Wild Night (Van Morrison cover, Brad Parsons sit-in), Boil Over

Set Two: Never Again,Early Morning Wake Up,American Girl (Tom Petty Cover, NYE Countdown), The Way That I Do (Lil Smokies sit in), To The Band*, Wanter *, Git Along*, New Colossus, White Room (Cream Cover) > Let’s Take It Too Far, Oh My My, Long Monday (John Prine Cover), Fallin On My Face, Somehow Someway Some Day (Brad Parsons Sit In)

Encore: Death Comes Knockin’, Spliff (Andy Dunnigan and Jake sit-in), MMOTM (Andy Dunnigan and Jake sit-in)

* Mimi, Jay, Kellen plus Jake