Fruit Bats, the project of singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson, will release a new studio album, Gold Past Life, on June 21 via Merge, Johnson's debut on the label.
According to a press release, Johnson views the new record as "the end of an unintentional thematic trilogy," preceded by his 2014 solo album, EDJ, and Fruit Bats' 2016 effort, Absolute Loser. “I wrote music to comfort myself,” Johnson says. “It was a soothing balm.”
Johnson has also shared a new track from the album, "The Bottom of It," which can be heard below. The musician will hit the road with Fruit Bats this spring and summer, starting with California's Huichica Fest in early June. See their tour dates below and pre-order Gold Past Life here.
Fruit Bats Tour Dates
Jun 7-8 Sonoma, CA – Huichica Fest
June 21 Santa Barbara, CA – SOhO
June 22 Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
July 13 Mount Salon, VA – Red Wing Roots Music Festival
July 25 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle (MRG30)
July 26 Washington, DC – Union Stage
July 27 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Aug 1-4 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon
Aug 08 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
