Fruit Bats — live event
Indie folk-rock act Fruit Bats grew from the four-track recording project of songwriter into a touring band with an ever-shifting lineup, but constant are 's warm vocals and melodic sensibility, both of which often seem to split the difference between and (stated influences include , , and ). Formed in the late '90s, the project existed in a steady but mercurial state throughout the 2000s and 2010s as 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 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 appeared in 2014 before returned to Fruit Bats in 2016 with Absolute Loser. Released in 2019, Gold Past Life marked Fruit Bats' debut for . 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, (not to be confused with the Eric Johnson from or the guitar virtuoso of the same name) began writing songs on his four-track in the mid-'90s before forming I Rowboat, a -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, continued to widen his network by playing guitar and banjo with . Bandmates and Ben Massarella (who also owned ) 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 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.
Starts: 2024-07-24T20:00:12Z
Ends: 2024-07-24T22:00:12Z
Where: 431 West 16th Street, New York, New York 10011, United States
Price: $41.3