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A spirited and versatile quintet that performs folk-rock with touches of soul, bluegrass, and country, Portland, Oregon's
Fruition emerged in the early 2010s and quickly became darlings of the jam band and alt-country scenes.
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. Later, 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, the self-produced
Wild as the Night, Broken at the Break of Day, in early 2020. ~ Neil Z. Yeung