Article Contributed by All Eyes Media
Published on 2026-04-21
FORTHCOMING ALBUM THE LANDFILL OUT JUNE 12TH ON MERGE RECORDS
Acclaimed artist Fruit Bats has released the new track “Think Aboutcha,” which appears on the forthcoming album The Landfill, out June 12 via Merge Records.
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Eric D. Johnson says, “‘Think Aboutcha’ is a song about a preoccupation that has made its way into many of my lyrics: the liminal space in a dream where memories and love and heartache blur into a psychedelic haze. It was recorded live at Bear Creek Studios on a rainy spring day in Washington State. It pretty much sounds like how we sounded playing in that beautiful barn that day, save for a few tiny overdubs and mix magic.”
Listen to “Think Aboutcha” HERE.
The Landfill was inspired by Johnson’s Midwestern upbringing and the somewhat flat terrain that was peppered with those hills that did not rise from natural evolution. For Johnson, those sites became a powerful metaphor.
The Landfill imagines standing atop a towering pile of history—personal, emotional, and cultural—using that unlikely vantage point to survey what lies ahead. The result is an album concerned with memory, consequence, and possibility, where the debris of the past becomes the foundation from which new visions emerge.
The Landfill was born out of an uncharacteristically prolific period for Johnson, who performs under the Fruit Bats moniker, following 2025’s intimate Fruit Bats solo outing Baby Man, an introspective offering that garnered high critical praise.
Within weeks of completing that album, he went into the studio with his longtime touring band to create in a fully collaborative setting again. Together they prioritized instinct and chemistry over polish, with few overdubs, no click tracks, and performances captured largely in real time.
Fruit Bats recently announced an extensive North American tour that takes place throughout June, July, October, and November. See the full list of dates below or visit FruitBatsMusic.com.
The Landfill balances the communal energy of collaboration with deeply personal writing that wrestles with regret, longing, and hope. Johnson surveys a landscape shaped by everything that came before, finding within it new ways forward.
Listen to “Think Aboutcha” at your preferred DSPs HERE
Click HERE to pre-order/pre-save The Landfill
Fruit Bats North American Tour Dates
Jun 11 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
Jun 12 – Tucson, AZ – La Rosa
Jun 13 – Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge
Jun 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre
Jun 17 – Columbia, MO – Rose Music Park
Jun 18 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex
Jun 19 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
Jun 20 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival
Jul 16 – Winston-Salem, NC – Ramkat
Jul 17 – Isle of Palms, SC – Windjammer
Jul 18 – Asheville, NC – Hellbender by The Orange Peel
Jul 19 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
Jul 21 – Toronto, ON – Concert Hall
Jul 23 – Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
Jul 24 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival
Jul 25 – Kingston, NY – Assembly
Jul 28 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music
Sep 30 – Los Angeles, CA – Bellwether
Oct 1 – Berkeley, CA – UC Theatre
Oct 2 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre
Oct 3 – Grass Valley, CA – Center For The Arts
Oct 7 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Oct 9 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
Oct 10 – Victoria, BC – Capitol Ballroom
Oct 11 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore
Oct 13 – Moscow, ID – International Ballroom at University of Idaho
Oct 14 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
Oct 15 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma
Oct 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – Commonwealth
Oct 17 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
Oct 20 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
Oct 21 – Iowa City, IA – Englert Theatre
Oct 22 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Oct 23 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
Oct 24 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
Nov 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Nov 6 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
Nov 7 – Boston, MA – Royale
Nov 8 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
Nov 11 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Nov 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird
Nov 14 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Nov 15 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Nov 17 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Nov 18 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
Nov 19 – Birmingham, AL – The Saturn
Nov 20 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
Nov 21 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
Visit FruitBatsMusic.com for updates.
