Music

4 Songs 1988

14 min EP 4 tracks Flying Nun Records

The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean (bass), Malcolm Grant (drums), Robert Scott and Kaye Woodward. Though primarily a Christchurch band, The Bats have strong links to Dunedin and are usually grouped in with the Dunedin sound musicians that emerged in the early 1980s. The band has retained the same four members from 1982 to the present day.

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Character

Spare, grave, intimate and classical in form.

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gravecomic
intimateepic
classical in form

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Tracks

A1North by North (remix)4:05
A2Straight Through My Heart4:18
B1Get Fat2:53
B2Best Friends Brain3:08

4 tracks, 14 minutes.

About the album

Artist: The Bats
Label: Flying Nun Records
Released: 1988
Type: EP
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: NZ

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