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Fruit Bats’ ‘Gold Past Life’ Is an Exhilarating Trip Down Multiple Memory Lanes

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Fruit Bats’ ‘Gold Past Life’ Is an Exhilarating Trip Down Multiple Memory Lanes

By / 21 June 2019

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

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Sing My Songs to Me: Eric Johnson on the Return of Fruit Bats

By Jedd Beaudoin / 23 June 2016

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

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Fruit Bats: Absolute Loser

By Matthew Fiander / 13 May 2016

The best stuff on the solid Absolute Loser makes for a welcome return of an underrated American band.

EDJ: EDJ

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EDJ: EDJ

By Sean Fennell / 5 August 2014

Former frontman of the Fruit Bats, Eric D. Johnson's first stab at a solo album is equal parts engaging and frustrating.

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Fruit Bats: Tripper

By Matthew Fiander / 31 July 2011

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Fruit Bats – Tripper (new album / MP3s)

By / 21 July 2011

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Fruit Bats Cover Hall & Oates’ “One on One” (video)

By / 23 March 2010

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Fruit Bats – “The Ruminant Band” (video)

By Katharine Wray / 16 October 2009

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Fruit Bats: Spelled in Bones

By Michael Metivier / 7 July 2005

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A Motley Crew of Eccentric Characters Lurk in Sandi Tan’s ‘Lurkers’

By John A. Riley / 27 February 2021

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Cloud Nothings’ ‘The Shadow I Remember’ Is a Life-Affirming and Defiant Statement

By Rod Waterman / 26 February 2021

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Palm Ghosts Deliver Dark, Danceable Single “The Dead Inside” (premiere)

By Jedd Beaudoin / 26 February 2021

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The Artwork of Arab Strap

By Nick Soulsby / 26 February 2021

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Dom La Nena’s ‘Tempo’ Feels Organic Even With Its Polished Perfection

By Adriane Pontecorvo / 26 February 2021

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‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Makes Tragedy Tawdry

By Chris Barsanti / 26 February 2021

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Altın Gün Shift Toward Contemporary Synthpop Sounds on ‘Yol’

By Adriane Pontecorvo / 25 February 2021

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Blanck Mass Continues to Innovate on ‘In Ferneaux’

By John Garratt / 25 February 2021

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10 Songs That Will Make You Love R.E.M.

By AJ Ramirez / 25 February 2021

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Joe Kaplow Vents Gentrification Frustrations on “February Prorated Rent” (premiere)

By Jedd Beaudoin / 19 February 2021