After Fruit Bats main member Eric D Johnson put out a record as EDJ, he went back to Fruit Bats and now he’s ready to release the band’s next album, Absolute Loser, on May 13 via Easy Sound Recording ...

Califone’s Tim Rutili and Ben Massarella played a major role in ushering guitarist Eric Johnson into the local rock scene. They recruited the Naperville-bred musician for the touring version of their ...

Eric D. Johnson has announced a new album as Fruit Bats, The Landfill, due out June 12 via Merge. It’s the follow up to last year’s Baby Man, and about it, he says, “Full swashbuckling band vibes, ...

The Fruit Bats have been around since the late ’90s, centered around lead singer-songwriter and only permanent member of the band Eric D. Johnson. On April 29, Fruit Bats performed in Thalia Hall, ...

PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) – We’re chatting with one of the headliners for Pickathon! The Fruit Bats are an indie rock band formed in Chicago, with their Baby Man Tour kicking off this fall. Frontman Eric D ...

Simply stated, the Fruit Bats may well be the best band to have escaped notice of the public as a whole. Given that fact, anyone who remains unaware ought not consider themselves alone. Despite a ...

Fruit Bats as a four-track project in his bedroom. He was soon coaxed out of shyness while playing as a side-man for a few notable bands: The Shins, Califone and Vetiver. Fruit Bats eagerly awaited ...

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 ...

Singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson’s band project Fruit Bats are like a musical geyser, the Old Faithful of the indie rock scene. At nearly the rate of every other year he and his cohorts release an ...