Fruit Bats Rest Easy on ‘A River Running to Your Heart’
At their best, Fruit Bats tap into the SoCal world and song tradition of Joni Mitchell, Aimee Mann, and Warren Zevon. This LP has a few of these moments.
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Fruit Bats’ ‘The Pet Parade’ Is a Cure for Winter’s Long Grayness
Fruit Bats bring in some effective collaborators (most notably Bonny Light Horseman buddy Josh Kaufman) for yet another strong album in The Pet Parade, well-timed for its false-spring release as a cure for the grayness of a long winter.
Fruit Bats’ ‘Gold Past Life’ Is an Exhilarating Trip Down Multiple Memory Lanes
Deftly avoiding the pitfalls of nostalgia, Fruit Bats' Gold Past Life takes stock of life from the vantage point of middle age and charts a path forward with hope and no little circumspection, without once feeling sorry for itself.
Sing My Songs to Me: Eric Johnson on the Return of Fruit Bats
Having left behind a highly identifiable name in 2013, Eric Johnson embarked on a career as EDJ. The music stayed the same but, Johnson says, a little bit of confusion in the marketplace had to go.
Fruit Bats: Absolute Loser
The best stuff on the solid Absolute Loser makes for a welcome return of an underrated American band.
EDJ: EDJ
Former frontman of the Fruit Bats, Eric D. Johnson's first stab at a solo album is equal parts engaging and frustrating.