Fear of God (The Bats album)

Fear of God is the third album by the New Zealand band the Bats, released in 1991. It was their first album to be distributed by Mammoth.

The tracks "The Black and the Blue" and "Boogey Man" were released as singles, and the album peaked at No. 43 in the New Zealand charts.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "thanks in part to producer Nicholas Sansano (Sonic Youth, Public Enemy), the album dissipates the cloudiness hovering over the Bats' earlier work (which was never an entirely bad thing), while respecting the crisp arrangements and sugary melodic centers." Stereo Review noted the "cute jangly guitars, cute pop hooks, cute rough-hewn vocals."

Track listing

Personnel

• Malcolm Grant - drums, percussion
• Paul Kean - bass
• Robert Scott - guitar, lead vocals, painting (cover)
• Kaye Woodward - guitar, vocals

Also credited:

• Nick "The Chair" Caiano - guitar
• Glenn Fitton - percussion
• Alan Starrett - viola, accordion ("Straight Image")
• Nick Sansano - percussion [cheap], accordion ("The Looming Past")
• Craig McGill - illustration

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