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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...