The Bats
The Bats
Top Songs
| 1 | Take Me as I Am | ||
| 2 | Hard to Get Up in the Morning | ||
| 3 | A Shabby Little Hut [Unissued First Take] | ||
| 4 | Druk 'n Drie | ||
| 5 | Hoo-La-La |
Albums
Nov 2020 • 12 songs
Oct 2020 • 1 song
Sep 2020 • 1 song
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Biography
Yet another outgrowth of the seminal Clean, the Bats are an institution on the New Zealand music scene, their melancholy jangle pop sound and infectious melodies consistently defining the kiwi rock aesthetic at its very best. The Bats were formed in Christchurch in 1982 by Clean bassist Robert Scott, ex-Toy Love bassist Paul Kean, singer/multi-instrumentalist Kaye Woodward, and drummer Malcolm Grant; with Scott adopting lead vocal and guitar duties as well as serving as the Bats' chief songwriter, they issued their debut, By Night, in 1984, the first in a series of EPs that al...