Альбомы исполнителя
A River Running to Your Heart
2023 · альбом
We Used to Live Here
2023 · сингл
It All Comes Back
2023 · сингл
Rushin' River Valley
2023 · сингл
Waking Up in Los Angeles
2022 · сингл
Rips Me Up
2021 · сингл
As I Rise
2021 · сингл
Siamese Dream
2021 · альбом
The Pet Parade
2021 · альбом
The Glory of Fruit Bats
2020 · альбом
Stunned One
2020 · сингл
Found a Round Stone: Live in Portland
2020 · альбом
Shane
2020 · сингл
Baby in the Hay
2019 · сингл
Gold Past Life
2019 · альбом
In Real Life (Live at Spacebomb Studios)
2019 · Мини-альбом
Getting in a Van Again
2018 · сингл
Rock Doc
2016 · сингл
Absolute Loser
2016 · альбом
Tripper
2011 · альбом
The Ruminant Band
2009 · альбом
Spelled In Bones
2005 · альбом
Mouthfuls
2003 · альбом
Echolocation
2001 · альбом
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Биография
Indie folk-rock act Fruit Bats grew from the four-track recording project of songwriter Eric D. Johnson into a touring band with an ever-shifting lineup, but constant are Johnson's warm vocals and melodic sensibility, both of which often seem to split the difference between Lennon and McCartney (stated influences include the Byrds, the Kinks, and Supertramp). Formed in the late '90s, the project existed in a steady but mercurial state throughout the 2000s and 2010s as Johnson divided his time between scoring movies, playing with other bands, and working on Fruit Bats albums. Their debut, Echolocation, arrived in 2001, leading to a string of albums for Sub Pop including 2005's Spelled in Bones and 2011's Tripper, the latter of which reached the Top 15 of Billboard's Heatseekers chart. A solo release under the initials EDJ appeared in 2014 before Johnson returned to Fruit Bats in 2016 with Absolute Loser. Released in 2019, Gold Past Life marked Fruit Bats' debut for Merge. Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Echolocation, eighth album The Pet Parade saw release in 2021; its breezy and bittersweet sensibility also prevailed on 2023's A River Running to Your Heart. Originally hailing from Chicago, Eric D. Johnson (not to be confused with the Eric Johnson from Archers of Loaf or the guitar virtuoso of the same name) began writing songs on his four-track in the mid-'90s before forming I Rowboat, a Velvet Underground-inspired indie rock band. He also began dabbling in folk music with two of the band's members, guitarist Dan Strack and drummer Brian Belval, thus forming the earliest incarnation of the Fruit Bats. When I Rowboat disbanded, Johnson continued to widen his network by playing guitar and banjo with Califone. Bandmates Tim Rutili and Ben Massarella (who also owned Perishable Records) urged Fruit Bats to record an album for their label, which resulted in the trio's 2001 debut, Echolocation. Over the next two years, the group toured and refined its lineup, adding multi-instrumentalist Gillian Lisee to the fold while embracing more elements of pop and experimental rock. In 2002, Fruit Bats signed with Sub Pop and released their sophomore effort, Mouthfuls, the following spring. Two years later, having relocated to Seattle and expanded to a quartet, the band released Spelled in Bones. Following the release of Spelled in Bones, Johnson took a break from Fruit Bats to serve as a sideman for several other bands, including the Shins and Vetiver. He reconvened the group in 2008, having revised the lineup to include Christopher Sherman, Ron Lewis, Graeme Gibson, and Sam Wagster. The group returned to Chicago to record at Clava, the same studio that housed the sessions for Echolocation, and emerged with 2009's The Ruminant Band. After The Ruminant Band, Johnson began devoting more time to scoring independent films (among them Our Idiot Brother, Ceremony, and Smashed), and 2011's Tripper reflected the more stripped-down approach of his movie work, with Johnson handling most of the instruments himself. In November 2013, Johnson announced that he was retiring Fruit Bats, releasing a statement that noted, "it's been a long run and time for a change." However, after less than two years of working under his own name, which included the eponymous EDJ LP, he re-embraced his more familiar moniker, posting on social media in May 2015 that he intended to release a new Fruit Bats album. A tour with My Morning Jacket followed, and Absolute Loser arrived in the spring of 2016 on Easy Sound Recording Company, with Johnson as the only official bandmember. After completing full-band tours in support of Absolute Loser, Johnson embarked on a dual solo tour with longtime friend and Vetiver main man Andy Cabic. The stripped-down shows saw the two friends together on-stage taking turns playing songs from their voluminous catalogs, as well as select covers. Response from fans for these gigs was so positive that the duo eventually got into a proper studio to record an approximation of these intimate shows. The results were captured and ultimately released in early 2019 as a six-song joint Fruit Bats/Vetiver EP entitled In Real Life (Live at Spacebomb Studios). Fruit Bats signed with Merge and returned in June 2019 with Gold Past Life. Produced by Thom Monahan (Neko Case, Peter Bjorn & John), its guests included Greta Morgan (Springtime Carnivore), Meg Duffy (Hand Habits), and Neal Casal. The project's eighth full-length, The Pet Parade, was produced instead by Josh Kaufman (the Hold Steady, Bonny Light Horseman) and featured remote contributions from the likes of keyboardist Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) and fiddler Jim Becker (Iron & Wine). The Pet Parade was issued by Merge in March 2021. Later in 2021, Johnson released a track-for-track cover of the Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 classic Siamese Dream. Issued under the Fruit Bats handle, it was recorded entirely by Johnson alone at his home. The following year, the retrospective release Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001-2021) arrived. Split into two halves, the first part of Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud collected some of the projects' best-loved studio material from throughout their discography, while the second half consisted of home recordings, demos, B-sides, unreleased tracks, and other less entry-level Fruit Bats material. Johnson got back together with the band -- in this case multi-instrumentalist Josh Mease, keyboardist Frank LoCrasto, bass player David Dawda, and drummer Josh Adams -- for his next set of original material. Co-produced by Johnson with Jeremy Harris, A River Running to Your Heart appeared on Merge in April 2023. ~ Heather Phares & Marcy Donelson, Rovi