The Bats - Daddy's Highway

The 1987 debut album from New Zealand indie-pop pioneers The Bats, Daddy's Highway has now been re-issued and remastered.

This album is full of the haunting beauty and bittersweet melodies the four-piece have become so loved for. One of the outstanding New Zealand albums from the 1980s, from the lo-fi pop hook of North by North through to the gentle drone of Tragedy, Daddy's Highwaydisplays a quietly powerful sound that immediately tugs you in. There is a quirky energy throughout - such as Block of Wood - that also glows with shimmering harmonies, whispered vocals, reeling basslines and a sweet sense of despair that is as catchy as it is thought-provoking.

Tracklisting

1. Block Of Wood
2. Miss These Things
3. Mid City Team
4. Some Peace Tonight
5. Had To Be You
6. Daddy's Highway
7. Treason
8. Sir Queen
9. Round And Down
10. Take It
11. North By North
12. Tragedy