Issac Slade of the Fray talks about what it was like to open for U2, plus video of a few new songs

Update (2/7/12): Isaac Slade and Joe King give a track-by-track breakdown of Scars & Stories, the Fray's new album. Last night, we caught up with Isaac Slade for a few minutes as he was sitting aboard a plane on the tarmac at DIA waiting for his flight to take off...

By Dave Herrera

May 24, 2011

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Update (2/7/12): Isaac Slade and Joe King give a track-by-track breakdown of Scars & Stories, the Fray's new album.

Last night, we caught up with Isaac Slade for a few minutes as he was sitting aboard a plane on the tarmac at DIA waiting for his flight to take off. With the eagerly anticipated hometown, Denver date of the U2 360° tour now behind them, Slade and the other guys in the Fray were making their way to Salt Lake City, where they'll once again warm up the stage for U2. We asked him to share his unfiltered impressions and he gave us the scoop on a birthday gift he got from Bono and the boys. Click through for some video snippets of a couple of new songs from Invesco this past weekend, and then read the full interview.

- The Fray's new album, Scars & Stories, due out 2/7/12. Listen to "Heartbeat," the first single

- Interview: Isaac Slade on the Fray's new album, working with Brendan O'Brien and opening for U2

- Issac Slade of the Fray talks about what it was like to open for U2, plus video of a few new songs

- The Fray films video for "Heartbeat," the first single from its new album, Scars and Stories

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