Eric D. Johnson’s Fruit Bats release a new song, “Waking Up in Los Angeles,” in support of an extensive April and May tour of the United States and Canada.

“Waking Up in Los Angeles”—Fruit Bats’ first newly composed material since 2021’s The Pet Parade and the following single “Rips Me Up”—strolls out of bed with a strident guitar strum, shaker percussion, and buoyant drumbeat; daydreaming of shimmering, affirming, groovy times ahead. 

The song’s message is a longing for place but also a hope for contentment in the present, when Johnson sings: “Well, we all want a home—metaphorical or real / Some place to make us feel whole.”

“This is a sad song masquerading as a happy one,” Johnson says. “Or maybe vice versa? This might be the first song I’ve written where the first verse is a disclaimer—and, yes, I am talking to YOU with this one. This is about spiritual homes, the geography of the heart, and waking up in a weird, hard world where the birds still sing.”

In conjunction with the release of new music, Fruit Bats announce a two-month tour beginning April 12 in Indianapolis, IN, and ending May 27 in Vancouver, BC. Tickets go on sale here on Friday, November 18, at 10am ET.

Fruit Bats on tour:
Apr 12  HI-FI – Indianapolis, IN
Apr 13 Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
Apr 14 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
Apr 15 Codfish Hollow Barnstormers – Maquoketa, IA
Apr 16 Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
Apr 18 Phoenix Theatre – Toronto, ON 
Apr 19 Brooklyn Bowl – Philadelphia, PA 
Apr 20 Webster Hall – New York, NY
Apr 21 Royale – Boston, MA
Apr 22 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Apr 25 Cat's Cradle – Carrboro, NC 
Apr 27 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
Apr 28 Bear Shadow – Scaly Mountain, NC (w/ Spoon)
Apr 29 Variety Playhouse – Atlanta GA
May 10 Belly Up – San Diego, CA
May 11 Ace Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
May 12 The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
May 13 The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
May 14 The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
May 19 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
May 20 The Commonwealth Room – Salt Lake City, UT
May 21 The Elm – Bozeman, MT
May 24 Treefort Music Hall – Boise, ID
May 25 Revolution Hall – Portland, OR 
May 26 Showbox Market – Seattle, WA
May 27 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC