KLOF Reviews Fruit Bats’ Intimate New LP

KLOF has a review of Fruit Bats’ new album Baby Man, which is at radio now from Merge. “On his new album,” the site writes, “Eric D. Johnson stands alone, delivering his most exposed and vulnerable work to date. While the name Fruit Bats is a title he assigns to his recorded work, Johnson has traditionally been accompanied by a full band. However, for this record, he chose a starker, more intimate approach, creating a new entry point into his art and life. The album’s sparse instrumentation—usually nothing more than an acoustic guitar or a solitary piano—provides a minimalist framework that forces the listener to lean in and reckon with the raw, emotional core of Johnson’s songwriting.” The full review is here.