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Tripper (Fruit Bats album)

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Tripper
Studio album by
Fruit Bats
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
GenreIndie rock, indie pop, indie folk, soft rock
Length40:40
LabelSub Pop
ProducerThom Monahan
Fruit Bats chronology
The Ruminant Band
(2009)
Tripper
(2011)
Absolute Loser
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of SoundC+[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A–[5]
Pitchfork6.8/10[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

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  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

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  1. ^ "Tripper". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Tripper Review". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Young, Alex (4 August 2011). "Tripper Review". Consequence of Sound.
  4. ^ Monroe, Jazz (24 August 2011). "Fruit Bats: Tripper". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (23 September 2011). "Jens Lekman/Fruit Bats". Expert Witness. MSN Music.
  6. ^ Leitko, Aaron (23 August 2011). "Tripper Review". Pitchfork Media.
  7. ^ Fiander, Matthew (31 July 2011). "Tripper". PopMatters.
  8. ^ Smith, Barnaby (14 September 2011). "Tripper Review". The Quietus.
  9. ^ "Sub Pop Records : Fruit Bats : Tripper". www.subpop.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.