Couchmaster
7/13/2005, AMG
Breaking just enough from the formula but never losing that inspired gift for softer melody and doubting lyrics, Couchmaster lets the Bats finally move from being simply a...
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Compiletely
1/1/1970, LAUNCH, Jim Derogatis
A fine introductory disc, this compiles parts of 1984's By Night EP, 1986's Made Up In Blue EP and the 1985 album, And Here Is 'Music For The Fireside'!, capturing a group...
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Compiletely
7/13/2005, AMG
A CD reissue of the Bats' first three EPs, this disc gathers the entirety of 1984's By Night, 1985's And Here Is "Music for the Fireside," and 1986's Made up in Blue, minus...
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Daddy's Highway
7/13/2005, AMG
The Bats' first full album continues the early promise of their EPs and, with only the slightest deviations and changes since, established their sound for just about...
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Fear Of God
1/1/1998, LAUNCH, Jim Derogatis
Nick Sansano (Public Enemy, Sonic Youth) gave the Bats one of their slickest productions, but the songs aren't quite up to the standards set by other...
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Fear Of God
7/13/2005, AMG
When the band switched to a new American label, Mammoth, little else changed in the world of the Bats, with Scott again leading his musicians through a set of songs that, on...
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Silverbeet
7/13/2005, AMG
Yet another Bats album -- on the one hand that can sound like an insult, but when it comes to simply doing a fine job on album after album, with a set but still captivating...
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The Law Of Things
1/1/1990, LAUNCH, Jim Derogatis
The Bats' finest moment, this album followed a brief break by the band, during which Scott reunited with the Clean and guitarist Kaye Woodward had a baby. They came back...
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The Law Of Things
7/13/2005, AMG
Returning from his Clean reunion, Scott and company reunited for The Law of Things, showing once again that the Bats will likely forever remain the Bats. As always, they...
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Spill The Beans
7/12/1994, LAUNCH, Jim Derogatis
Here, the New Zealand underground heroes join forces with their American counterpart Mac McCaughan of Superchunk, recording a pleasant EP of tunes in North Carolina, and...
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Spill The Beans
7/13/2005, AMG
One of the most positive things about the bands in the New Zealand indie circle centered around Flying Nun Records is that these bands understand that brevity is the soul of...
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