"The Fray,” John Smith (Thirty Tigers)Handclaps break out during the first song on John Smith's new album, as if to applaud the sentiments to come.“The Fray” is the British singer-songwriter's response to the year just past, and he offers 12 tunes of resilience, devotion and hope, with determination in the lyrics and buoyancy in the music.“It has been a crazy year; where do I begin?” Smith sings, his sandpaper tenor a voice of recovery.There's a comforting sway to the album's melodic folk-pop,