Tripper

Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2011 Ratings: #546 / 1067
User Score
Based on 19 ratings
August 2, 2011 / Release Date
LP / Format
Sub Pop / Label
Indie Folk / Genre
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Critic Reviews

82
Beats Per Minute

Fruit Bats’ Tripper plays as a spectral highway romp that pairs jaunty folk-pop ditties with effervescent pop.

80
Drowned in Sound

It’s the kind of enchanting, quietly literate indie rock record you could build an intricately compelling life story from

70
PopMatters

Johnson has changed just enough on Tripper and he has remembered to bring the best bits of his musical vision along for the ride.

50
No Ripcord

There weren’t any hooks or novelty tracks on Tripper that would bring me to put this on repeat.

jhl
88

Sometimes I wonder how far I could through a perfect spiral through an empty crop circle.

MasterCrackfox
65

A record laced with pleasant sounds and spacious musicianship. Although it can be easy to get lost in the trance-like nature of the record, it's also equally easy to tune out the record. Nothing about the record stands out as groundbreaking or totally fresh, but the group don't seem to be reinventing the indie rock/pop wheel but at least seem to have strong sensibilities about the sound they intend to craft.

Favorite track: So Long

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