Fruit Bats Stories

Download & Recap | Fruit Bats @ Beat Kitchen 6/2/16

By: Alex WoodRecording By: Brian EmerickFruit Bats released the excellent Absolute Loser this year, the bands sixth record in 15 years. To promote it, the group performed at Beat Kitchen for an intimate hometown show.For those unfamiliar, the band revolves around the songwriting and distinctive voice of Eric D. Johnson, a previous teacher at Old...

Album Reviews | May 2016 Releases

By: Alex WoodJames Blake- The Colour In Anything [5/6]Clocking in at a massive 76 minutes, electronic mastermind James Blakes third proper album, The Colour In Anything, is an extremely elaborate work of art, presenting every trick in the songwriters eclectic repertoire side by side. The music is heavy whether its dense keyboard and synthesizer harmonies, moody...