Stay
Refuge
Rain
Come On Come On
Floodgates
Gravity
Last Year
Lead Me Out
Oxygen
Savior
Mend
Awake
Say You
Shine
Speck
Stand Still
Tonight
Here I Go
Grace Hymn
All Music ©2006 Shelly Fraley

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ADORA RISING
Press Reviews

Clear Channel Casper
“Solid with Alternative and Pop sensibilities, laden with solid influences but paving their own road at the same time..."
-- Donovan Short

Gravity Album Review
"Shelly Fraley has gone from budding talent to full-blown formidable singer-songwriter and this collection, the first full-length release from her outfit Adora Rising, is proof positive as she delivers a series of mature,radio-ready songs that draw on a diverse body of contemporary influences.

Fraley knows how to build highly emotional, high-impact tunes in the spirit of Coldplay, which she demonstrates on "Flood Gates" and "Rain," arguably one of the most interesting and atmospheric songs found here. Elsewhere, she turns her attention to country-inflections on "Lead Me Out," which recalls latter day Jackson Browne, and she also delivers forceful sincere piano-driven meditations (the closing "Come On Come On" and the title track). The album may occasionally beg for a few traces of lyrical levity — such introspection is sometimes best in small doses — but the depth and belief conveyed in each of these songs is never anything less than haunting, poignant and impressive."
Jedd Beaudoin - Wichita F5

Splurge Magazine
Fronted by singer/guitarist/pianist Shelly Fraley, Adora Rising’s influences include the likes of Coldplay, Ben Folds and Allison Krause – with an ethereal sense of melody and a focused sound that comes through a very eclectic body of work.

Adora Rising seems to take many different genres and explore the gaps and the overlaps.

Adora Rising’s debut album ‘'Gravity’' dropped last year and the LP ‘'Speck’' is currently in the works. On ‘'Gravity’', Shelly Fraley displays an ability to take her time with the material as it expands naturally, which is a sharp contrast to many of today's instant-gratification-laden pop. With anthemic builds and thoughtful lyrics, the album is laced with plenty of hollowed-out passages and full-on rock moments. Having listened to a three-song demo from the forthcoming ‘'Speck’' album, Fraley’'s smooth yet soulful style is sprinkled with hint of angst which gives the material slightly more edge.

Not to be mistaken for a group that only excels in the studio, the Adora Rising is just as tight and full in a live setting. I encourage you to see for yourself.
Derek Bennett