A Pessimist Likes Fruit Bats’ Easy Vibes
A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed writes, “It’s just impossible to be so much of a bitter bastard listening to tunes like those on The Landfill… another fine Fruit Bats record. There’s a lot here that has a sort of classic rock sort of appeal, even on the mid-tempo songs. Still, with stuff like the title cut adding in a twangy guitar behind Eric D. Johnson‘s easy vocals, it’s not a stretch to see how this material is hitting the same sweet spot that Jackson Browne and Dire Straits albums hit in decades past.” Read the review here.
The Landfill is at radio now from Merge Records, and Fruit Bats’ tour starts tonight (Thursday, June 11) in San Diego!
6/11 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern
6/12 – Tucson, AZ – La Rosa
6/13 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Brewing Co.
6/14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre
6/17 – Columbia, MO – Rose Music Park
6/18 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex
6/18 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival
6/19 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
7/16 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
7/17 – Isle of Palms, SC – The Windjammer
7/18 – Asheville, NC – Hellbender at The Orange Peel
7/19 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
7/21 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
7/23 – Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
7/24 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival
7/25 – Kingston, NY – Assembly
7/26 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music Theatre
9/30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
10/1 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
10/2 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theater
10/3 – Grass Valley, CA – The Center For The Arts
10/7 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/9 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
10/10 – Victoria, BC – Capital Ballroom
10/11 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
10/13 – Moscow, ID – University of Idaho
10/14 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
10/15 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma
10/16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Commonwealth Room
10/17 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
10/20 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
10/21 – Iowa City, IA – Englert Civic Theatre
10/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
10/23 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
10/24 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed Indoors
11/5 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
11/6 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
11/7 – Boston, MA – Royale
11/8 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
11/11 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
11/12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café
11/14 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
11/15 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
11/17 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
11/18 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
11/19 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
11/20 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
11/21 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
