Fruit Bats have a new album and they're taking it on the road

Fruit Bats Find Treasures in the Detritus on the Full-Band Album ‘The Landfill’

Eric D. Johnson recruits a full band for his latest Fruit Bats project 'The Landfill,' with dynamic results. Read our review

Fruit Bats have a new album and they're taking it on the road

Fruit Bats, the rock project of singer/songwriter Eric D. Johnson, is almost back. This Friday, Fruit Bats will release their 12th album, The Landfill. The band also kicks off its sprawling 2026 tour Thursday in San Diego, before hitting stops in the United States, Canada, and Australia through November.  Ahead of the release of The Landfill, Fruit Bats have released two new singles. “Think Aboutcha” is a peppy, lightly psychedelic number right …

Album Review: Fruit Bats – The Landfill

June Gloom is upon us in Southern California and with it comes quiet mornings of reflection. Grayness inches across the city before burning away and making space for another hopeful, sun-drenched evening. These periods of introspection and wondering look different depending on where you live. For me in Los Angeles, they are most potent during a June Gloom morning. For Eric D. Johnson, they are found in Midwest landfills. Johnson, who’s long perf…

Fruit Bats Return With The Landfill

Fruit Bats return with The Landfill, a personal new album from Eric Johnson that explores society, people, love, memory, and renewal.