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By Night is the debut recording of New Zealand indie rock group The Bats, released in 1984.[4][5][6]

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By Night
EP by The Bats
Released	1984 (1984)
Recorded	1984 at Nightshift Studios in Christchurch, New Zealand
Genre	Dunedin sound, Indie pop, Alternative rock
Label	Flying Nun[1]
Producer	The Bats
The Bats chronology
By Night (1984) And Here Is 'Music for the Fireside' (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10[3]

In 1990, Flying Nun released the first three Bats EPs as Compiletely Bats. However, the track "My Way," from this EP, was omitted. It was added in the 2010 remastered reissue of the CD.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called it "paradoxically morose and exhilarating; each song a moody pop gem, with hints of the hard-strummed countryisms of Gram Parsons."[5] PopMatters wrote that it balances "pop grace and idiosyncrasy."[7]

Track listing

Personnel

• Malcolm Grant - drums
• Paul Kean - backing vocals, bass
• Robert Scott - lead vocals, guitar, piano
• Kaye Woodward - backing vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar

References

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