Three songwriters. Five bandmates. Over 15 years together, Fruition has built a grassroots audience with their stacked harmonies and collaborative Americana.How To Make Mistakes, their first studio album in four years, shows a reinvigorated group at their peak, blending rock, soul, folk, and pop. Initially a busking string band, they've evolved into an eclectic group rooted in three unique singers and the cohesion of five friends."This is the first studio album we've recorded entirely live," says Jay Cobb Anderson. "We recorded 17 songs in 7 days with everybody playing together in real-time. The songs sound honest and real."Co-produced by the band, How To Make Mistakes restores the momentum Fruition lost during the Covid-19 quarantine. Reuniting after a year apart, they channeled their growth into new songs, ready to chase success again.Fruition's sound ranges from folk-rock on "Lonely Work" to ethereal Americana on "Scars" and adventure-seeking rock on "Get Lost." The album mixes acoustic roots with electrified arrangements, suitable for both arenas and intimate settings."When I think about this record, the word that comes to mind is 'trust,'" says Kellen Asebroek. "We trust each other and the strength of our songs. We're showing that we love who we are."Formed in Portland in 2008, Fruition earned their first fans busking on Oregon's street corners. Hundreds of shows later, How To Make Mistakes revisits that raw, live feel, capturing the band's 15+ years together. Tracked live at eTown Hall's studio in Colorado and engineered/mixed by drummer Tyler Thompson, the album embraces their true identity, flaws and all.How To Make Mistakes is the sound of a band rededicating itself to the long haul.Raised in small-town central Texas and based in Nashville, Tennessee, Joelton Mayfield crafts hard-hitting alt-country that’s at home in any setting. Mayfield’s distinct take on the genre blends his experimental musicality with the dynamics and melodic edge of fourth-wave emo to create a sound all his own. This musical innovation underscores Mayfield’s deft lyricism, which draws a Southern Gothic literary sensibility and deals intimately with the tensions embedded in family, religion, masculinity, and love in the American South.$19 Advance, $23 Day of<iframe-embed src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RA07oRti9dE?si=i5cCEGLMQEZmuMQT" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" height="315" width="560" style="" metaposition="flex-start" metatype="youtube"></iframe-embed><iframe-embed src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/idxzNA9az1A?si=7i3jecT4dia2J01m" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" height="315" width="560" style="" metaposition="flex-start" metatype="youtube"></iframe-embed>