Olympia, Washington singer and songcrafter Emily Beanblossom took on the name Ruby Fray in 2011 as a moniker for her solo work apart from her other collaborative endeavors. Beanblossom was active in the Olympia scene in bands like Turf Surgery, Legs the Crab, Karczol, and others, but was best known as the frontwoman for the raucous noise rock band Christmas. Following an extensive tour with Christmas, the singer retreated to her family farm and worked on darker, more organic sounds that would become Ruby Fray's stock in trade. In 2012, Ruby Fray's debut LP Pith was released on K. It found Beanblossom's goth-charged indie songs augmented by a cast of players from the K Records and Olympia community. ~ Fred Thomas