The Ruminant Band is the Fruit Bats first release since 05’s Spelled In Bones and frontman Eric D. Johnson’s four-year hiatus from the Fruit Bats to work with Vetiver and the Shins. The Fruit Bats continue to expand the boundaries between indie pop, Americana, and folk with a new set of sunny indie pop songs. The Ruminant Band is further influenced by sounds of ’70s Southern rock (ala Gram Parsons) and the Beach Boys (Pet Sounds-era) resulting in a easygoing and effortlessly sounding record.
SIMILAR | Dr. Dog, The Elected, Holopaw, Rogue Wave, The Shins