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Also known asBatsRobert Scott / The Bats

Members

Robert ScottKaye WoodwardPaul KeanMalcolm Grant

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The Clean

The Clean

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3Ds

David Kilgour

Tall Dwarfs

The Go-Betweens

Chris Knox

Releases

Albums

Corner Coming Up

Corner Coming Up

2025

Foothills

2020

The Deep Set

2017

Volume 1

2014

Free All The Monsters

2011

The Guilty Office

2008

At The National Grid

2006

Thousands of Tiny Luminous Spheres

2000

EPs

Don't You Rise

2009

Afternoon In Bed

1995

Courage

1993

Tracks by The Bats

50+ tracks in our catalogue

(Got The) Teen-Age Blues

A Crutch A PostCorner Coming Up

A Line To The StarsCorner Coming Up

Afternoon In BedAfternoon In Bed

Afternoon In BedCouchmaster

Another DoorFoothills

AntlersThe Deep Set

Around You Like SnowCouchmaster

As You WereFoothills

BedlamThe Law Of Things

Beneath The VisorFoothills

Big Bright Eyes

Boogey ManFear Of God

Broken PathThe Guilty Office

BusyThe Deep Set

CanopyFree All The Monsters

Castle LightsThe Guilty Office

Chain Home LowCouchmaster

Change Is AllFoothills

Cliff EdgeThe Law Of Things

Consider It SoldAfternoon In Bed

Corner Coming UpCorner Coming Up

CountersignThe Guilty Office

CourageSilverbeet

Crazy CrowdAt The National Grid

Crimson EnemyThe Guilty Office

Crow SongCouchmaster

Daddy Don’t Go

Dancing As The Boat Goes DownFear Of God

DiamondsThe Deep Set

Don't You RiseDon't You Rise

Down To MeCouchmaster

DurkestanThe Deep Set

Electric Sea ViewFoothills

Eyes DownCorner Coming Up

Face Inside The SunDon't You Rise

Fear Of GodFear Of God

Field Of VisionFoothills

Fingers Of DawnFree All The Monsters

For The RideCouchmaster

Free All the Monsters

Free All The MonstersFree All The Monsters

Getting Over YouFree All The Monsters

Gone To GroundFoothills

Got The AnswerAfternoon In Bed

Highway, Sweet Home

Hold All The ButterFear Of God

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(Got The) Teen-Age Blues
A Crutch A PostCorner Coming Up
2:55
A Line To The StarsCorner Coming Up
3:05
Accept it
Big Bright Eyes
Block of Wood
Corner Coming UpCorner Coming Up
4:10
CourageSilverbeet
4:03
Daddy Don’t Go
Eyes DownCorner Coming Up
2:44

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Lyrics

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Block of Wood

Block of Wood

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The Black and the Blue

The Black and the Blue

Lyrics

Made Up in Blue

Made Up in Blue

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Music videos by The Bats

Music videos

The Bats — The Bats - Time To Get Ready

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The Bats — Bedlam

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The Bats — Cliff Edge

Cliff Edge

The Bats — The Bats - Law of Things

The Bats - Law of Things

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The Bats Tour Dates

AUG

14

Fri

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds

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16

Sun

Cluny 2

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2PQ