Album
The Ruminant Band
2009 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Ruminant Band is a Rock album by Fruit Bats, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
The Fruit Bats have been through several lineup changes since their first release in 2001, with the one constant being Eric Johnson — who has rambled a bit himself, playing in the bands Califone, Vetiver, and most recently the Shins. This time around the Fruit Bats are a quintet with Johnson writing the songs and the band bringing forth an acoustic/electric blend of mellow-to-midtempo soulful Americana. They offer introspective and wistful ballads (“Beautiful Morning Light,” “Singing Joy to the World,” “Flamingo”), pedal-steel-driven country rock (“Primitive Man,” “The Ruminant Band,” “Being On Our Own”), and catchy parlor-piano romps (“The Hobo Girl,” “My Unusual Friend”). Solidly entrenched in a tradition that stretches from Neil Young and the Band to the Fruit Bats’ many alt-country contemporaries, what is striking is how the Bats pull off such melodic and memorable songs with such apparent ease. Each lick and lyrical phrase drops just where it should without filler or fuss. Simultaneously familiar and fresh, <i>The Ruminant Band</i> is a strong addition to an already solid discography.
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Tracklist
- 1Primitive Man3:24
- 2The Ruminant Band3:20
- 3Tegucigalpa3:45
- 4Beautiful Morning Light3:37
- 5The Hobo Girl2:34
- 6Being On Our Own3:33
- 7My Unusual Friend4:02
- 8Singing Joy to the World2:50
- 9The Blessed Breeze4:45
- 10Feather Bed3:44
- 11Flamingo4:01
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- jangly
- uplifting
- summer
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Christopher ShermanBASS GUITAR
- Eric D. JohnsonGUITAR PIANO VOCALS
- Graeme GibsonDRUMS, PERCUSSION, NOISES
- Ron LewisGUITAR ORGAN, VOCALS, ORGAN , GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER, ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO
- Sam WagsterGUITAR GUITAR, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, VOCALS, PIANO PEDAL STEEL GUITAR
- Gillian LiseeBASS GUEST, VOCALS GUEST, VOCALS, BASS
- Jim BeckerFIDDLE GUEST, GUITAR, FIDDLE GUEST, VOCALS, FIDDLE
- Libby ReedGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Tim RutiliGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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