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- Summary: The debut solo release for Fruit Bats' Eric D. Johnson was produced by Thom Monahan.
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- Record Label: Easy Sound
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Mixed: 2 out of 5
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Aug 5, 2014While the music, all weepy pedal steel, soft piano, finger-picked electric and acoustic guitars, and on-the-nose handclaps, points to the West Coast, Johnson's lyrical tone is one of firm yet agreeable Midwest stoicism, all self-effacement, polite disagreement, and weary acceptance of one's place in the world.
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Aug 5, 2014The album’s best moments come from his willingness to push the envelope--which is promising for what’s to come.
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Under The RadarSep 5, 2014[The album] isn't a shift away from something as much as a new, more personal chapter in the same story. [Sep/Oct 2014, p.101]
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Aug 5, 2014More tempered and melancholy than on most of his Fruit Bats output, Johnson's writing owes some comparisons to fellow rockers turned film scorers like Jon Brion and Nathan Larson.
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Aug 5, 2014The second half of the album never regains the momentum, which the first half gained so effortlessly.