The Fruit That Ate Itself

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

Release

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.

A limited Japanese edition was also released with 5 bonus tracks, which appeared on the band's debut single, "Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?".

Along with Sad Sappy Sucker, the EP was reissued on CD and vinyl by Glacial Pace Recordings on November 9, 2010.

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|rev2Score = 7.8/10

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Pitchfork called the release "abrasive" and "harrowing", but acknowledged that it was a "useful window back into the pre-Internet era of indie rock".