The Fruit That Ate Itself

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The Fruit That Ate Itself
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
All Music Guide (3/5) link
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 Brock • Eric Judy • Jeremiah Green • Johnny Marr

Dann Gallucci • Benjamin Weikel • Chris Majeras

Studio albums

Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? • This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About • Interstate 8 • The Fruit That Ate Itself •The Lonesome Crowded West • The Moon & Antarctica • Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks • Good News for People Who Love Bad News • We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Other albums

Night on the Sun • Building Nothing Out of Something • Sad Sappy Sucker • Baron 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 Records • Sub Pop • Up Records • Epic Records • Suicide Squeeze Records • Hit or Miss • Rebel Beat Factory