Mistletone

Artwork by Alex Fregon

THE BATS AUSSIE ALBUM LAUNCH DATES:

MELBOURNE: East Brunswick Club, Friday 14 October with Witch Hats + Guy & Marcus Blackman Experimentation. Tickets on sale from The East box office. Presented by Mistletone + Triple R.

SYDNEY: Notes, Saturday 15 October with special guests Loene Carmen + The Reservations. Tickets on sale from Oztix.

Kiwi indie-pop legends The Bats are heading back to our shores this October to launch their all-new album Free All The Monsters in Melbourne & Sydney. Free All The Monsters will be released on October 15 on Mistletone Records / Inertia in Australia, and on the mighty Flying Nun label in NZ.

Free All The Monsters is classic Bats, instantly catchy and revealing ever more depths with each listen. Aussie audiences can also expect some reworkings from The Bats’ much-loved and timeless back catalogue, but this is no nostalgia trip. The Bats are at the height of their powers, touring in their original lineup of Robert Scott (vocals, lead guitars); Kaye Woodward (guitars, vocals); Paul Kean (bass, guitar, backing vocals); and Malcolm Grant (drums).

To quote a review from their Australian tour last year: “Is there a word for better than perfect? If there is, New Zealand’s The Bats are it. Like a band reborn, The Bats absolutely smash this show — they’re back for real, and they rule.”

In the meantime, The Guilty Office by The Bats (Mistletone, 2008) and the brilliant solo album by Robert Scott, Ends Run Together (Mistletone, 2010) are both available on mail order.