The Fruit That Ate Itself
by
Modest Mouse
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EP
First released:
May 13 1997

Overview Edit

The Fruit That Ate Itself is the third EP released by indie rock band Modest Mouse in 1997. The album was recorded at Calvin Johnson's Dub Narcotic Studios. 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.

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.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
KLP63
Release dates:
  • May 13 1997 in United States

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5 stars The TRUE Birth of Modest Mouse
Let me start off by saying this is my 3rd favorite Modest Mouse album, (1st Lonesome Crowded West, 2nd The Moon and Antarctica.)

I find this to be the album where modest mouse really established thier sound. Parts of "This is a long drive..." sound like a totally different band. Heres the tracklist:

(Skipping untitled tracks)

1.The Waydown- 9/10-very calm and cool way to start off with.

2.Dirty Fingernails-6/10-loud, but if you try to figure what Isaac's trying to put across...you'll underst…
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Written by Pat Crawford
3 stars Nice little Intorduction to a very promising band
This EP is the second but official MODEST MOUSE debut (their original intended debut by the name of SAD SAPPY SUCKER was scrapped by K Records and later re-released in light of the band's major label outing). It's a nice little introduction to a promising band. 9 tracks of very appealing emotional indie rock. "The Waydown" is a great track and the lo-fi sludge of "Dirty Fingernails" is amazing. After that the record kind of spaces off and doesn't really go anywhere though..however you can certai…
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Written by Dan

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Sunspots
    0:40
    2
    The Waydown
    2:32
    3
    Fruit
    0:54
    4
    Dirty Fingernails
    3:22
    5
    Sunspots in the House of the Late Scapegoat
    2:44
    6
    The Fruit That Ate Itself
    3:19
    7
    Way Down
    0:45
    8
    Summer
    3:14
    9
    Karma's Payment
    3:28

Credits Edit

  1. engineer

    1. Calvin Johnson [recording]

Other versions Edit

The Fruit That Ate Itself 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Rebel Beat Factory
catalog number: RBFK-2030
release dates: May 13 1997 in Japan
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14 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Aug 18 2000
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