Fruit Bats

When Michael Cera stars in an indie teen comedy, you can expect the film to have a soundtrack that would make any hipster happy. Read More

Every year, I make a mix CD of my favorite songs. Read More

The Cottage, Sanquahar Street, Cardiff. Read More

Fruit Bats , led by the Shins' Eric Johnson , put out their fourth record, The Ruminant Band , and toured North America this year; they're currently playing shows in Europe. Read More

Originally scheduled for a October 2009 release, the film was pushed earlier this year to a January 8, 2010 release. Read More

The first few notes of "Primitive Man" are so reminiscent of Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" that at first I thought it was a cover but turns out it was just some early icing on an 11 layer cake. Read More

If you can't stand The Pastels, The Smiths or The Vaselines then you'd better stay the hell away from Glasgow on 3 December, because The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are set to turn Stereo into indie Ground Zero for one night only. Read More

"Get it Right Now" - Del the Funky Homosapien - Saying this is Del's best song in years isn't a difficult thing to do. Read More

The Fruit Bats , led by singer/guitarist Eric Johnson, have consistently bridged the pop rock of the '70s with today's indie rock and nostalgic folk, and their new album, The Ruminant Band , is no exception. Read More

The summer of 2003 was a hot one in eastern Washington, and my concrete bunker of an apartment contained the heat like no other. Read More