Tripper (Fruit Bats album)

Tripper
Studio album by Fruit Bats
Released	August 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Genre	Indie rock, indie pop, indie folk, soft rock
Length	40:40
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Thom Monahan
Fruit Bats chronology
The Ruminant Band (2009) Tripper (2011) Absolute Loser (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	C+ [3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10 [4]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)	A– [5]
Pitchfork	6.8/10 [6]
PopMatters	[7]
The Quietus	(favorable) [8]

Tripper is the fifth full-length album by indie rock band Fruit Bats. It was released on August 2, 2011, on Sub Pop Records. ^[9] A 1980s-esque music video for the song "You're Too Weird" preceded the release of the album.

Track listing

1. Tony the Tripper
2. So Long
3. Tangie and Ray
4. Shivering Fawn
5. You're Too Weird
6. Heart Like an Orange
7. Dolly
8. The Banishment Song
9. The Fen
10. Wild Honey
11. Picture of a Bird
12. Wac’s (ITunes Bonus Track Only)

References

1. "Tripper". Metacritic .
2. Leahey, Andrew. "Tripper Review". AllMusic .
3. Young, Alex (August 4, 2011). "Tripper Review". Consequence of Sound .
4. Monroe, Jazz (August 24, 2011). "Fruit Bats: Tripper". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
5. Christgau, Robert (September 23, 2011). "Jens Lekman/Fruit Bats". Expert Witness. MSN Music.
6. Leitko, Aaron (August 23, 2011). "Tripper Review". Pitchfork Media .
7. Fiander, Matthew (July 31, 2011). "Tripper". PopMatters .
8. Smith, Barnaby (September 14, 2011). "Tripper Review". The Quietus .
9. "Sub Pop Records : Fruit Bats : Tripper". www.subpop.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011.