[2][4] From March 2003 Reeves, Russo and Swift performed as Table 9, by late April Murrell had joined and in June the group were named The Fray.
[1] Swift later recalled starting training on guitar and vocals " [i]t helped with depression and gave me a goal to work towards ...
[4][7] In September 2005 they issued their second EP, This Art Will Play,[8][9] which was engineered and produced by Hugh Counsell (Deloris) for their own Fray label and distributed by Zudio Music.
[11] Their double a-side single, "Our Future's on the Weekend" / "Fumbling Mess", was released in November that year following the band's second national tour[citation needed].
[4] Late in 2006 Swift left the band to pursue a solo career, he was replaced early the following year by Karl Russo (ex-Drake) on guitar.