Eric D. Johnson-led band Fruit Bats confirmed 2024 U.S. Tour dates. Also in the performance sphere, Fruit Bats announced a live compilation, Starry-eyed, in Stereo, available as a tour exclusive ...

Sitting in his L.A. home earlier this year, Eric D. Johnson, the leader of shapeshifting indie-rock band Fruit Bats, kicked around the idea of making a short EP that would serve as a “mid-term project ...

Trying to pin down exactly what kind of band Fruit Bats is can be a little tricky — and that’s part of the appeal. Depending on the album, Fruit Bats, which will perform July 17 at The Windjammer on ...

As of spring 2026, Eric D. Johnson will have spent exactly half of his life releasing music as Fruit Bats. Twenty-five years will have passed since the project’s debut album, and the man behind it ...

Acclaimed artist Fruit Bats will be performing on Isle of Palms at The Windjammer on July 17 in support of the forthcoming album "The Landfill," out June 12 via Merge Records. Ticket information can ...

Fruit Bats – singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson – confirmed an extensive 2026 Tour supporting the upcoming new studio album, The Landfill. Johnson shared the title track lead single from the album, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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, ...

Sitting in his L.A. home earlier this year, Eric D. Johnson, the leader of shapeshifting indie-rock band Fruit Bats, kicked around the idea of making a short EP that would serve as a "mid-term project ...