Fruition
A spirited and versatile Americana quintet that performs folk-rock with touches of soul, bluegrass, and country, Fruition emerged in the early 2010s from Portland, Oregon. During their first decade, the band released a succession of well-received albums and EPs including 2018's Watching It All Fall Apart and 2020's two-part project Wild as the Night, Broken at the Break of Day. After being sidelined by the lockdowns of the global pandemic, they got back together in the studio for an entirely live set, 2024's How to Make Mistakes.
Fruition was formed in 2008 by Jay Cobb (vocals/guitar/harmonica), Kellen Asebroek (vocals/guitar/piano), and Mimi Naja (vocals/mandolin/guitar), who each arrived in Portland from different spots in the U.S. After cutting their teeth busking, they recruited bassist Jeff Leonard and drummer Tyler Thompson to round out the group. Their debut effort, Hawthorne Hoedown, was a rootsy, string-centric affair that lived up to its title. As Fruition grew, they incorporated more rock influences and focused on their songwriting. The self-titled Fruition arrived in 2010, boasting a fully formed sound familiar to fans of Greensky Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, and even more mainstream acts like Lake Street Dive, Edward Sharpe, and the Lumineers. It Won't Be Long was issued in 2012, quickly followed by Just One of Them Nights the next year. After the release of the Holehearted Fools EP, Fruition unveiled their fourth effort, Labor of Love, which featured extended jam explorations incorporated into their signature rustic sound. In 2018 they released their fifth album, Watching It All Fall Apart. Including singles "Northern Town" and "Turn to Dust," Watching also found the band experimenting with more electric, plugged-in production provided by Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, the Decemberists, First Aid Kit). The group wasted little time getting back into the studio, releasing their next full-length effort in two parts which were then combined into a full-length. The self-produced Wild as the Night, Broken at the Break of Day was released in early 2020 and featured the breakout single "Dawn."
At the height of their momentum, the global pandemic grounded the hard-traveling band. Fruition eventually regrouped and recommitted their approach, though a four-year gap preceded their next studio release. The buoyant and big-hearted How to Make Mistakes was released in August 2024. Another self-produced set, it was unique in being the band's first to be recorded entirely live in the studio with no overdubs. It also covered the wide range of Fruition's sound from electric folk-rock bangers to breezy acoustic fare.
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Discography
28 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Live, Vol. 1 (Live at Visual Arts Collective – Boise, ID)
Rock - Released by Fruition, LLC on 7 Jan 2022
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Above The Line (Live at Visual Arts Collective – Boise, ID)
Rock - Released by Fruition, LLC on 4 Feb 2022
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Watching It All Fall Apart
Alternative & Indie - Released by LoHi Records on 2 Feb 2018
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Just One of Them Nights
Pop - Released by Fruition, LLC on 30 Jul 2013
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How To Make Mistakes
Country - Released by Fruition, LLC on 23 Aug 2024
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Live, Vol. 1 (Live at Visual Arts Collective – Boise, ID)
Rock - Released by Fruition, LLC on 7 Jan 2022
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Holehearted Fools
Rock - Released by Fruition, LLC on 30 Oct 2015
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Whole World of Trouble
Rock - Released by Fruition, LLC on 30 Oct 2024
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45 Series, Vol. 2
Rock - Released by Fruition, LLC on 6 Sep 2019
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For You / Stand With You
Pop - Released by Fruition, LLC on 16 Oct 2020
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Wild as the Night
Pop - Released by Fruition, LLC on 25 Oct 2019
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45 Series, Vol. 1
Rock - Released by Fruition, LLC on 2 Aug 2019
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