The Fruit That Ate Itself
| The Fruit That Ate Itself | |
|---|---|
| EP by | |
| Released | May 13, 1997 |
| Recorded | late 1996 |
| Studio | Dub Narcotic Studios |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Length | 20:42 |
| Label | K KLP63 Glacial Pace (2010 reissue) |
| Producer | Calvin Johnson |
| Modest Mouse chronology | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10[2] |
| PopMatters | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
The Fruit That Ate Itself is the third EP by indie rock band Modest Mouse, released in 1997. The album was recorded at Calvin Johnson's Dub Narcotic Studios.
Release
[edit ]Originally, the session was planned to record a 7" release, but it soon expanded into an EP. The track "Dirty Fingernails" also appears on Yoyo A Go Go , a compilation album released by Yoyo Records.
A limited Japanese edition was also released with 5 bonus tracks, which appeared on the band's debut single, Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?
Along with Sad Sappy Sucker , the EP was reissued on CD and vinyl by Glacial Pace Recordings on November 9, 2010.[5] [2]
Production
[edit ]Upon its release, the band expressed some embarrassment with the marginal nature of some of the tracks in an interview in The Rocket , joking that Calvin Johnson would start recording every time they jingled their keys. The album features several experimental interludes, consisting of music reversed in post-production.
Reception
[edit ]Pitchfork called the release "abrasive" and "harrowing," but acknowledged that it was a "useful window back into the pre-Internet era of Indie rock."[2]
Track listing
[edit ]- "Sunspots" – 0:38
- "The Waydown" – 2:30
- "Fruit" – 0:52
- "Dirty Fingernails" – 3:20
- "Sunspots in the House of the Late Scapegoat" – 2:42
- "The Fruit That Ate Itself" – 3:17
- "Way Down" – 0:43
- "Summer" – 3:12
- "Karma's Payment" – 3:28
Track listing as printed
[edit ]- Untitled – 0:38
- "The Waydown" – 2:30
- Untitled – 0:52
- "Dirty Fingernails" – 3:20
- "Sunspots in the House of the Late Scapegoat" – 2:42
- "The Fruit That Ate Itself" – 3:17
- Untitled – 0:43
- "Summer" – 3:12
- "Karma's Payment" – 3:28
Japanese Bonus Tracks
[edit ]- "Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?" – 1:09
- "Dukes Up" – 2:24
- "Woodgrain" – 0:30
- "It Always Rains On A Picnic" – 3:01
- "5,4,3,2,1... Lipsoff" – 0:30
All of these tracks were earlier released on the "Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?" EP.
References
[edit ]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ a b c Greene, Jayson (2010年11月12日). "Modest Mouse - Sad Sappy Sucker / The Fruit That Ate Itself EP". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2012年11月16日.
- ^ Beasley, Corey (2010年11月18日). "Modest Mouse: Sad Sappy Sucker / The Fruit That Ate Itself". PopMatters . Retrieved 2013年09月07日.
- ^ Fisher, Tyler (28 July 2006). "Modest Mouse - The Fruit That Ate Itself". Sputnikmusic. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "Album Reissues « News « Interstate-8 : A Modest Mouse Fan Collaborative". www.interstate-8.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
