And Here Is 'Music for the Fireside'

And Here Is 'Music for the Fireside'
EP by The Bats
Released	1985 (1985)
Recorded	January, February, April 1985
Studio	Nightshift Studios (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Genre	Dunedin sound, indie pop, alternative rock
Label	Flying Nun
The Bats chronology
By Night (1984) And Here Is 'Music for the Fireside' (1985) Made Up in Blue (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10 [3]

And Here Is 'Music for the Fireside' is a 1985 EP by New Zealand indie rock group The Bats. ^{[4] [5]}

Flying Nun released the first three Bats EPs as Compiletely Bats. ^[6]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the EP "another classic, flawless piece of the stunning mid-'80s Flying Nun pop puzzle." ^[1] Trouser Press wrote that it spans "from lackadaisical laments to sweeping, enticing rushes of pure pop satisfaction, each made all the more appealing by Scott’s nasal, high register vocals." ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robert Scott

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Earwig"	2:49
2.	"Chicken Bird Run"	2:50
3.	"Blindfold"	2:59
4.	"Joes Again"	2:58

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Offside"	3:03
6.	"Claudine"	3:13
7.	"Neighbours"	3:10

Personnel

• Malcolm Grant - drums, percussion
• Paul Kean - backing vocals, bass, guitar (on "Chicken Bird Run")
• Robert Scott - vocals, guitar
• Kaye Woodward - backing vocals, guitar, bass (on "Chicken Bird Run")

Also credited:

• Alastair Galbraith - violin on "Chicken Bird Run", "Blindfold" and "Neighbours".
• Arnold Von Bussell - assistant engineer

References

1. "And Here Is "Music for the Fireside"! - The Bats | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 465.
3. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 31.
4. Thompson, Dave (12 August 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
5. "The Bats - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz.
6. "Bats". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 August 2020.