The Bats - Couchmaster Sneaky Feelings Inspired by skate vids

Inspired by skate vids

In the end I wanted to make something that felt like a pop record

A true renaissance bloke from down under

a song that for many is archetypal of the groups deft ability to wield a pop hook

Surf Friends defined their distinct psych-surf and post-punk sound

The Bats - Couchmaster Sneaky Feelings Inspired by skate vidsFN301 (1995) If Couchmaster did one thing, it was cement The Bats as one of New Zealand's great bands. Alongside that, this 1995 release, which has now been re mastered by bassist Paul Kean, sees the band exploring and experimenting with the folkish psychedlic pop they have become internationally renown for. Couchmaster, their sixth album, shows a band that is far from resting, with tracks such as the excellent Afternoon in Bed a song so perfecty