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There are at least two artists called The Bats:
Approaching a quarter century of recording and performing, Christchurch, New Zealand’s The Bats have survived seven albums and five world tours with the original line-up of Kaye Woodward, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean and Robert Scott intact. With a sound at the jangle/indie end of the pop spectrum, the band made significant headway in the States in the 80s alongside Flying Nun label-mates The Chills and The Clean. The 90s saw tours of the US and Europe, supporting the likes of Radiohead, Belly, and R. e.m.. Paul, Kaye, and Malcolm form side-project Minisnap; Bob has released solo work and can also be found in The Clean and The Magick Heads.
The other group called The Bats formed in the early 80’s and featured Jon Brion, Don Riff and Bill Murphy. They released the album How Pop Can You Get? on Gustav records in 1982. They disbanded after critical acclaim, but little commercial success. To differentiate, tag “The Bats (US)”.
Approaching a quarter century of recording and performing, Christchurch, New Zealand’s The Bats have survived seven albums and five world tours with the original line-up of Kaye Woodward, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean and Robert Scott intact. With a sound at the jangle/indie end of the pop spectrum, the band made significant headway in the States in the 80s alongside Flying Nun label-mates The Chills and The Clean. The 90s saw tours of the US and Europe, supporting the likes of Radiohead, Belly, and R. e.m.. Paul, Kaye, and Malcolm form side-project Minisnap; Bob has released solo work and can also be found in The Clean and The Magick Heads.
The other group called The Bats formed in the early 80’s and featured Jon Brion, Don Riff and Bill Murphy. They released the album How Pop Can You Get? on Gustav records in 1982. They disbanded after critical acclaim, but little commercial success. To differentiate, tag “The Bats (US)”.
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Daddy's Highway
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The Guilty Office
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Thousands of Tiny Luminous Spheres
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At the National Grid
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Block of Wood
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Castle Lights
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Round And Down
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Tragedy
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Made Up in Blue
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The Orchard
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Sir Queen
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Broken Path
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Like Water In Your Hands
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Two Lines
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Take It
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Shoutbox
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whitebicycle wrote:
love them. also endorse minisnap (the bats w/o robert scott), and of course robert's solo work.
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sosaidkay wrote:
Couchmaster is by far the best album.
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rm508 wrote:
New album could be the best thing they've done.
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AgitReader wrote:
Check out our interview with Robert Scott: http://www.agitreader.com/features/the_bats-07.06.html
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swirlyd wrote:
Great show in Amsterdam- thanks much!
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vidanes wrote:
Great gig in Primavera Sound!
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caleb_core wrote:
They rely have a sound that's all their own.
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OedipusFlex wrote:
One of my all time favorite bands. Where's Spill the Beans?
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hamjel wrote:
In Spain in May.
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fastcanoe wrote:
Australian tour early March!
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Bocaburgler wrote:
most vague complements on a shoutbox ever! They are my fave kiwi band of the lot
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Nochek wrote:
THE GREAT.
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mirddin wrote:
New LP is incredibly good. Calm, thoughtful and sedative.
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steffets wrote:
New record out! "The Guilty Office"
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hamjel wrote:
Los Murciélagos.
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hunter301 wrote:
love this band with me
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CHCHMusic wrote:
Christchurch legends
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NeverUnderstand wrote:
So very, very good.
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JohnssonColors wrote:
Block of Wood is fucking amazing.
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swedepop wrote:
i loveeeeeee this band a lot.
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