Fruit Bats (aka Eric D. Johnson) will release a two-disc 20th anniversary compilation, Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021), on January 28 via Merge ...

Indie-folk act Fruit Bats, the long-running project of Eric D. Johnson, have announced a career-spanning 20th anniversary 2xLP compilation, Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper ...

Fruit Bats have announced their plans to release a new album, A River Running to Your Heart, on April 14 via Merge Records. As a preview of Eric D. Johnson’s 10th studio album, the musician has shared ...

Fruit Bats, the other project of Eric Johnson of The Shins, will be release its fourth album, The Ruminant Band, on August 4th on Sub Pop. In support of that record, the Fruit Bats will tour North ...

Fruit Bats has announced a 20th anniversary compilation, “Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud,” due for release on Jan. 28. This two LP compilation album will track a prolific career, from songwriter ...

Eric D. Johnson is a worldbuilder. Over the course of eight LPs and 20 years, the creative force behind Fruit Bats has populated a dreamy landscape filled with characters all grappling with what it ...

As musician Eric Johnson approached the 20th anniversary of “Echolocation,” the debut album by his indie folk rock band Fruit Bats, he felt it was as good a time as any to do some reflecting. Johnson ...

Hello to all you out there… It feels like it’s been years and we’ve all been whispering to anyone who will hear. Here we are, once again here, weird in our own ways. In this instant lyrical ...

Initiated by the suggestion of Merge’s co-found Mac McCaughn, TORRES (aka Mackenzie Scott) and Fruit Bats (aka Eric D. Johnson) have announced a new collaborative EP, A Decoration, and shared its ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. "Waking Up in Los Angeles" - Fruit Bats' first newly composed material since ...

The Portland-based indie-rock band Fruit Bats certainly deserves your attention, even if the name doesn’t always ring a bell. Even the HiFi doorman cordially greeted me: “’Sup, man? You here to see ...

The last time the Fruit Bats came to Santa Barbara was in 2019. A lot has changed, but their tight musicianship, captivating songs, and charismatic performance haven’t wavered. I’d argue the Fruit ...