Daddy's Highway

by The Bats

Daddy's Highway cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1987
  • Label: Flying Nun
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Length: 51:56
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Robert Scott, Alastair Galbraith, Kaye Woodward

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A quintessential release of the New Zealand Dunedin Sound, The Bats crafted a mellow, deeply melodic jangle-pop record defined by interlocking acoustic and electric guitars. The album's lo-fi production highlights its melancholic, bittersweet songwriting, resulting in an introspective, longing atmosphere that deeply influenced 90s indie rock.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, lo-fi, jangly, DIY, underground

Tracklist

  1. Treason (02:51)
  2. Sir Queen (03:23)
  3. Round And Down (02:14)
  4. Take it (02:28)
  5. North By North (04:04)
  6. Tragedy (02:58)
  7. Block Of Wood (03:09)
  8. Miss These Things (03:09)
  9. Mid City Team (02:24)
  10. Some Peace Tonight (02:54)
  11. Had To Be You (03:05)
  12. Daddy's Highway (04:02)
  13. Calm Before The Storm (02:39)
  14. Candidate (03:24)
  15. Mad On You (02:31)
  16. Trouble In This Town (02:42)
  17. Made Up In Blue (03:59)

Credits

  • The Bats - primary artist, producer
  • Robert Raith - artwork [labels]
  • Paul Kean - bass, vocals, engineer, mixed by, guitar, organ
  • Malcolm Grant - drums, sleeve, photography by [polaroids], drum machine
  • Arnie Van Bussel - engineer, mixed by
  • Rob Pinder - engineer, mixed by
  • Kaye Woodward - guitar, vocals, bass, organ
  • Steve Smart - lacquer cut by [runout etching 氓]
  • Robert Scott - lead vocals, guitar
  • Alastair Galbraith - violin

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