Fear of God

by The Bats

Fear of God cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 October 1991
  • Label: Flying Nun
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Length: 40:47
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Kaye Woodward, Glenn Fitton, Alan Starrett, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean, Robert Scott, Nick Sansano

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Considered a pinnacle release of the legendary Dunedin sound, the New Zealand group's third album balances driving acoustic guitars with prominent string arrangements. The songwriting maintains a melancholic yet propulsive jangle pop energy that helped define the Flying Nun catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, existential, death, jangly, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. Boogey Man (3:16)
  2. The Black And The Blue (3:14)
  3. Dancing As The Boat Goes Down (3:17)
  4. The Old Ones (3:33)
  5. Hold All The Butter (2:53)
  6. Fear Of God (3:10)
  7. It's A Lie (2:56)
  8. Straight Image (2:42)
  9. Watch The Walls (4:30)
  10. You Know We Shouldn't (2:21)
  11. Jetsam (4:42)
  12. The Looming Past (4:10)

Credits

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