Fake Fruit

Fake Fruit originally started as the nomadic songwriting project of California native Hannah “Ham” D’Amato, who spent time living and performing in New York City and Vancouver, but it’s been a full-fledged band for half a decade. After she moved to the Bay Area in 2018, she enlisted guitarist Alex Post and drummer Miles MacDiarmid along with a rotating cast of bassists to flesh out her songs. Their first album, 2021’s Fake Fruit, earned acclaim from VICE, Bandcamp, and Pitchfork. Fast forward to their sophomore release “Mucho Mistrust” out on Carpark Records), a reflection of a collaborative and democratic unit. The adventurous LP is the result of a resilient band coming together no matter what. Pitchfork describes it’s sonic trajectory as “12 tightly wound tracks, D’Amato and her bandmates, drummer Miles MacDiarmid and guitarist Alex Post, forge a rickety bridge between the righteous indignation of riot grrrl and the staccato unease of the UK’s post-punk revivalists. D’Amato’s plainspoken delivery and sneering wit provide the record’s center of gravity”.