Fruit Bats

On Baby Man, the latest offering from Fruit Bats, Eric D Johnson strips away the comfort of a full band, forcing a singular focus on his lyrical and melodic introspection, a choice that elevates this album. It stands as an intimate and essential document of an artist reckoning with his past and present, a beautiful and poignant act of vulnerability that ultimately reveals a deep and resonant strength.

Fruit Bats’ new single, “Let You People Down,” is a sparse and captivating track that sets the tone for the upcoming album, Baby Man. A departure from his usual sound, the song is a raw, intimate solo performance that Eric D. Johnson calls an “ode to the people pleasers.” It’s a vulnerable look at self-doubt and the anxieties of an artist.

Fruit Bats releases “Creature From The Wild,” a heartfelt tribute to frontman Eric D. Johnson’s late dog. The track is from the forthcoming solo album, Baby Man, due out September 12th. Johnson calls the song a “hero song” for his “swashbuckling” companion. Proceeds from the single will benefit Baja Street Dogs, an organisation that rescues animals in Mexico.

In a world of maximalist gestures, Eric D. Johnson, the force behind Fruit Bats, announces Baby Man, a new solo album due September 12th via Merge Records. This stripped-down work promises an emotionally vast departure, diving into the raw core of Johnson’s songwriting. Listen to his lead single ‘Stuck in My Head Again’.

Eric D Johnson takes us home on Fruit Bats’ ‘A River Running to Your Heart’, enabling us to see the world where we live in a light of hope and comfort thanks to those we care about most.

These two discs will cause a lot of head-scratching as people try to figure out why they’ve missed the glories of Fruit Bats. For those that haven’t, there’s also plenty of delights in store.

Today, Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats shares three performance videos from Icehouse in Minneapolis, fittingly dubbed “Icehouse Sessions.” Check out full-band Fruit Bats performing “Eagles Below Us,” “On the Avalon Stairs,” and “Complete”.

Eric D. Johnson chats to KLOF Mag about his last twenty years in music from working with The Shins to Bonny Light Horseman, as well as Fruit Bats and his new album The Pet Parade.

With The Pet Parade, Eric D. Johnson doesn’t rework the past like Bonny Light Horseman, rather he creates moments filled with the glory of a world where you have an opportunity to find your own place. An album that’s sure to find the kind of audience Eric D. Johnson has only imagined.

Fruit Bats’ Eric D. Johnson and his wife Annie collaborated on the charming new video for The Balcony, ditching the lockdown rule-book and hosting a house-party of 20+ (hand-made figurines).

Fruit Bats share The Pet Parade’s “Holy Rose” ahead of album release – beautiful folk-tinged cosmic Americana steeped in that unmistakable West Coast vibe.