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

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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)
Alternative cover
Alternate cover used on German release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Recording and release

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.[2]

In New Zealand, The Bats released the album on their 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

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

Track listing

Personnel

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

Also credited:

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

References

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