Fruit Bats’ Tripper plays as a spectral highway romp that pairs jaunty folk-pop ditties with effervescent pop.
It’s the kind of enchanting, quietly literate indie rock record you could build an intricately compelling life story from
Johnson has changed just enough on Tripper and he has remembered to bring the best bits of his musical vision along for the ride.
There weren’t any hooks or novelty tracks on Tripper that would bring me to put this on repeat.
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
| 1 | Tony the Tripper 4:15 | |
| 2 | So Long 3:54 | |
| 3 | Tangie and Ray 3:13 | |
| 4 | Shivering Fawn 3:50 | |
| 5 | You're Too Weird 3:46 | |
| 6 | Heart Like an Orange 3:27 | |
| 7 | Dolly 2:36 | |
| 8 | The Banishment Song 5:57 | |
| 9 | The Fen 1:57 | |
| 10 | Wild Honey 4:02 | |
| 11 | Picture of a Bird 3:45 |