Fruit Bats' 'The Landfill' Review: Eric D. Johnson Deconstructs Melodies and Platitudes on 12th Album
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Marissa R. Moss
A respectable bake. You'd come back tomorrow for another.
Summary
A review of Fruit Bats' 12th album 'The Landfill,' where Eric D. Johnson deconstructs melodies and platitudes across 10 tracks. Inspired by the junk-filled holes of the Midwest that become mountains, the album explores the unglamorous bits of human experience with a full-band dynamic.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThey say a bird in the hand is worth somethin', but I forget what
Time heals all wounds is a thing they say, but I haven't always found it to be that way
Inspired by the junk-filled holes in his native Midwest that eventually become mountains, The Landfill explores the unglamorous bits that make up the human
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