At the National Grid

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2005 studio album by The Bats

At the National Grid

Studio album by

The Bats

Released| 2005
Recorded| National Grid, Christchurch, New Zealand
Genre| Dunedin sound, indie pop, alternative rock
Length| 42:44
Label| Pocket Music
Little Teddy Recordings
Producer| The Bats
The Bats chronology
| Couchmaster
(1995)  | At the National Grid
(2005)  | The Guilty Office
(2008)

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Alternative cover

Alternate cover used on German release

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [1]

At the National Grid is the sixth album by New Zealand band The Bats, released in 2005. It was the band's first album for ten years and the first to be released on a New Zealand label other than Flying Nun Records.

## Recording and release[edit]

The rhythm tracks were recorded to analogue at The National Grid studio, in Christchurch, New Zealand. The tracks were then digitised with overdubs and mixing by Paul Kean with input from the band. In New Zealand, the album was released on The Bats' own newly formed Pocket Music label. It was released in the US by Magic Marker, in Germany by Little Teddy (with different artwork and also on vinyl), in the UK by Egg Records and in Australia by Reverberation.[2]

## Reception[edit]

The album generally received very positive reviews.[citation needed] Tim Sendra at Allmusic gave it 4 stars, writing, "...having the group back at such a high level is as refreshing as a plunge into an ice-cold mountain stream." It had airplay on many college radio stations in the US, leading to an appearance at the 2006 SXSW Festival in Austin.[1][3]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Robert Scott/The Bats, except as noted

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Western Isles"| 2:49
2.| "Horizon"| 4:43
3.| "Hubert"| 2:11
4.| "The Bells Are Ringing"| 3:31
5.| "Single File"| 3:02
6.| "Pre War Blues"| 4:37
7.| "The Rays"| 3:13
8.| "Things I Can't Leave Behind"| 2:56
9.| "Mir" (Kaye Woodward)| 3:27
10.| "Up To The Sky"| 2:56
11.| "We Do Not Kiss The Ones We Kick"| 2:19
12.| "The Flowers And The Trees"| 3:57
13.| "Crazy Crowd"| 2:59
Total length:| 42:44

## Personnel[edit]

* Malcolm Grant - drums
* Paul Kean \- bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
* Robert Scott \- guitar, vocals, piano
* Kaye Woodward - guitar, bass guitar, vocals

Also credited:

* Alastair Galbraith \- violin (tracks 6 & 12)
* John Kelcher - engineer[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. At the National Grid at AllMusic
2. ^ The Bats official website. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
3. ^ "The Bats: Media Releases". The Bats. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
4. ^ "The Bats – at the National Grid (2005, CD)". Discogs. 14 October 2005.

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The Bats

* Paul Kean
* Malcolm Grant
* Robert Scott
* Kaye Woodward

Studio albums|

* Daddy's Highway
* The Law of Things
* Fear of God
* Silverbeet
* Couchmaster
* At the National Grid
* The Guilty Office
* Free All the Monsters
* The Deep Set
* Foothills

EPs|

* By Night
* And Here Is 'Music for the Fireside'
* Made Up in Blue
* 4 Songs
* Courage
* Spill the Beans
* Afternoon in Bed
* Don't You Rise

Compilations|

* Thousands of Tiny Luminous Spheres

Related articles|

* The Clean
* Dunedin Sound
* Flying Nun Records

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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