The Ruminant Band

The Ruminant Band
Studio album by Fruit Bats
Released	August 4, 2009
Genre	Folk rock
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Graeme Gibson
Fruit Bats chronology
Spelled in Bones (2005) The Ruminant Band (2009) Tripper (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	(B+)[2]
Robert Christgau	(A-)[3]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.4/10)[5]
PopMatters	(7/10)[6]
Spin	[7]

The Ruminant Band is the fourth album by American folk-rock band Fruit Bats, released on August 4, 2009.[8]

"Primitive Man" was chosen as the Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week for December 22, 2009.[9]

Track listing

1. "Primitive Man"
2. "The Ruminant Band"
3. "Tegucigalpa"
4. "Beautiful Morning Light"
5. "The Hobo Girl"
6. "Being on Our Own"
7. "My Unusual Friend"
8. "Singing Joy to the World"
9. "The Blessed Breeze"
10. "Feather Bed"
11. "Flamingo"

References

1. Allmusic review
2. The A.V. Club review
3. Robert Christgau review
4. "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
5. Pitchfork Media review
6. Popmatters review
7. Spin review
8. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1612318
9. "Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Fruit Bats - Primitive Man".