The Fruit That Ate Itself

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The Fruit That Ate Itself
The Fruit That Ate Itself cover
EP by Modest Mouse
Released May 13, 1997
Recorded Dub Narcotic Studios,
late 1996
Genre Indie Rock
Length 20:42
Label K Records KLP63
Producer(s) Calvin Johnson
Professional reviews
Modest Mouse chronology
Interstate 8
(1996)
The Fruit That Ate Itself
(1997)
The Lonesome Crowded West
(1997)


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. The album features several experimental interludes, consisting of music reversed in post-production.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Sunspots" – 0:38
  2. "The Waydown" – 2:30
  3. "Fruit" – 3:20
  4. "Dirty Fingernails" – 0:52
  5. "Sunspots in the House of the Late Scapegoat" – 2:42
  6. "The Fruit That Ate Itself" – 3:17
  7. "Way Down" – 3:12
  8. "Summer" – 0:43
  9. "Karma's Payment" – 3:28

[edit] Track listing as printed

  1. (Untitled) – 0:38
  2. "The Waydown" – 2:30
  3. "Dirty Fingernails" – 0:52
  4. (Untitled) – 3:20
  5. "Sunspots in the House of the Late Scapegoat" – 2:42
  6. "The Fruit that Ate Itself" – 3:17
  7. "Summer" – 0:43
  8. (Untitled) – 3:12
  9. "Karma's Payment" – 3:28
  • This track listing printed on the album has been confirmed to be incorrect.
Modest Mouse
Isaac BrockEric JudyJeremiah GreenJohnny Marr
Dann GallucciBenjamin Weikel • Chris Majeras
Studio albums
Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think AboutInterstate 8The Fruit That Ate ItselfThe Lonesome Crowded WestThe Moon & AntarcticaEverywhere and His Nasty Parlour TricksGood News for People Who Love Bad NewsWe Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Other albums
Night on the SunBuilding Nothing Out of SomethingSad Sappy SuckerBaron von Bullshit Rides Again
Songs
"Broke" • "A Life of Arctic Sounds" • "Birds vs. Worms" • "Polar Opposites" • "Other People's Lives" • "Never Ending Math Equation" • "Whenever You See Fit" • "Heart Cooks Brain" • "The Moon & Antartica" • "Float On" • "Ocean Breathes Salty" • "The World at Large" •"Dashboard" • "King Rat"
Labels
K RecordsSub PopUp RecordsEpic RecordsSuicide Squeeze Records • Hit or Miss • Rebel Beat Factory