Description:	7" on Slumberland
	Format:	7" (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Indie Pop
	Label:	Slumberland
	Price:	£4.49
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Dave on 15 October 2009.

The Bats are a New Zealand indie rock band. This recording 'Don't You Rise' is from 1998/2003 and is a subtle offering, with a light production sound. It's disarmingly catchy and has great vocals from Robrert Scott, It reminds me of a kiwi Smiths, which is as good as it sounds. It's on SLR..buy it you muthers.......

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What their label says...

The Bats are legends of New Zealand music, standing tall alongside contemporaries The Clean and The Chills as linchpins of the Flying Nun label and the Dunedin /Christchurch scene. Over the course of 25 years, seven albums,and four world tours, the original line-up of Robert Scott, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean, and Kaye Woodward remains intact and still creates vital, pastoral pop gems.Combining Scott s mantric-like guitar pick and strum,bouncing bass with a twist from Kean, melodic hooks from Woodward on guitar, and Grant s snappy beats, the combination of musical ingredients works perfectly effortlessly.The band s reputation is sterling; based on legendary albums like Daddy s Highway and Silverbeet and their energetic live shows, The Bats have an enthusiastic world wide fan base who treasure the band s continued excellence.Don t You Rise gathers up four tunes from 1998 and 2003, helping to complete the discographical picture leading up to their most recent album, The Guilty Office. With the electric violin of Alastair Galbraith (who last featured on The Bats Law of Things), That s How You ll Find Me has a mesmerizing folk-pop groove and would fit in perfectly on any classic Bats album. You Don t Belong is a moody gem, while the country-inflected strum of Don't You Rise is a live favorite. Face Inside the Sun rounds out the record in fine form, a mid-tempo sing-along that sounds straight off Daddy s Highway. A pretty special EP then, and ample evidence that 25 years after forming, The Bats own their legendary status.All on coloured vinyl!