Fruit Bats

Fruit Bats “Waking Up In Los Angeles” – could be somewhere else, just happens to be LA

November 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Eric D. Johnson’s Fruit Bats have a new song out, the first newly composed material since 2021’s ‘The Pet Parade’ and the following single ‘Rips Me Up.‘ Which might well be due to his commitment to […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 65

September 21, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Faces from the past. One of the pleasures of teaching is meeting students that you have taught when they’ve stopped being irritating, needy little blighters and become their own, individual human beings. That’s not to say […]

artwork for Fruit Bats album Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021)

Fruit Bats “Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits And Lost Songs (2001–2021)”

February 1, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

A thoughtful 23 song collection comprising favourites and unreleased rarities Fruit Bats have been the vehicle to showcase the skills of Eric Donald Johnson for two decades, give or take the odd séjour performing as SDJ, […]

Something for the weekend: Fruit Bats “The Balcony”

February 12, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. Leaving you today with another track taken from the forthcoming new Fruit Bats album ‘The Pet Parade’ which lands on March 5th and which you can pre-order here. […]

Fruit Bats announce new album “The Pet Parade” – Listen

January 13, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

The Chicago based folk-rockers release 8th studio album. Eric D. Johnson’s Fruit Bats (who five years ago released one of the greatest songs ever recorded) have announced their return on March 5th with ‘The Pet Parade’, […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Fruit Bats “Waking Up In Los Angeles” – could be somewhere else, just happens to be LA

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 65

Fruit Bats “Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits And Lost Songs (2001–2021)”

Something for the weekend: Fruit Bats “The Balcony”

Fruit Bats announce new album “The Pet Parade” – Listen

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album