Photo: Annie Beedy
The first time I heard Fruit Bats was a few years ago through Cable & Tweed; a song called “The Earthquake of ‘73″ from their 2005’s Spelled in Bones. So in a sense, it only seems fitting that I find this new song through C&T once again. I ended up listening to that album constantly for a couple of months afterwards, and a couple of years passed without kind of updates on any new material.
That being said, since I don’t receive press emails from Sub Pop (over here guys!), this bit of news is coming a few weeks late. The band is finally releasing a new album titled The Ruminant Band, which is set to be released in early August. Usually, when it comes to this kind of folk-laced pop, it tends to go in one ear and out the other, but these guys know how to craft a great sounding song.
The new single called “My Unusual Friend” is available here as a free download as well as part of the new Sub Pop Free Summer Sampler. The link to download this must be visited, as it’s hilariously designed and echoes some of the more forgettable times of website design. Just visiting it myself made me want to reformat my hard drive immediately afterwards.
MP3: Fruit Bats :: “My Unusual Friend”
MP3: Fruit Bats :: “The Earthquake of ‘73″
Download: Sub Pop Cybersex Digital Sampler
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