Song Of the Day: August 14, 2005
By now hopefully we've gone on enough about the majesty of the Flying Nun label, so we'll dispense with (some of) the hyperbole and just show you another bright star in the New Zealand sky. Choosing a Bats track was as difficult as any task we've faced besides cleaning all of the cat hair out of the keyboard. Robert Scott has for years effortlessly cranked out Little Hits; for the ultimate evidence please see the sadly out-of-print Daddy's Highway album, which is one of our favorite records...period. "Straight Through My Heart" seems like a good choice. I don't believe it has appeared on CD; only on an EP which showcased the wonderful "North By North" (from DH) and added three swell leftovers.
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Ooo, nice. Always happy to hear The Bats. Flying Nun is fab.
Daddy's Highway is, indeed, a grand thing. And "North By North" is pure beauty.
Hmm. Just checked Amazon, and they claim to have Daddy's Highway in stock on CD for $10.99 ...
Also highly recommended for stuff by The Bats: "The Law of Things"
Thanks! It's always great to start the day hearing something new (to my ears) and catchy.
This group is different from the late 70s/early 80s power-pop group of the same name, right?
Mike,
yeah, that Bats was Jon Brion's band.
Jon
Hi Jon! I've never heard this Bats song, and it's great! They were one of the flying nun acts I had a harder time getting into - I think I was like most, more into the sweet sounds of David Kilgour - but now I love them. Their sound is very important to that whole scene.. I love the Silverbeet record too.
The Bats have a new disc out, on Magic Marker -- "At The National Grid". It's pretty good, too. Though nothing touches "Daddy's Highway", that CD version with all the extra tracks, mmm. "Shelter From the Storm", "North By North", "Block of Wood".
It's great to hear a song from them I've never heard before.
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