The Fruit That Ate Itself

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	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. Originally, the session was planned to record a 7" release, but it soon expanded into an EP. 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.

Track listing

1. "Sunspots" – 0:39
2. "The Waydown" – 2:30
3. "Dirty Fingernails" – 3:20
4. "Fruit" – 0:52
5. "Sunspots in the House of the Late Scapegoat" – 2:42
6. "The Fruit That Ate Itself" – 3:17
7. "Way Down" – 0:43
8. "Summer" – 3:12
9. "Karma's Payment" – 3:28

Track listing as printed

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

• This track listing printed on the album has been confirmed to be incorrect.