Day After info:
Bats & Mice is a band hailing from Richmond, Virginia. The group was originally formed by three members of Sleepytime Trio. They began writing songs together in a new style that pursued melody and a pop sensibility more than they ever had before; however, the music still maintained the energy and drive of their previous efforts. This line-up produced Bats & Mice's first work, a self-titled CDep released on Lovitt records in fall 2000 to critical acclaim and mass popularity with college radio and fans alike.

Believe It Mammals, the debut full-length by Bats & Mice, is an ambitious work that eagerly explores a multiplicity of dynamics, moods, rhythms, and timbres. For those who like to keep score, Bats & Mice contains members of Four Hundred Years, Sleepytime Trio, Maximillian Colby, Milemarker, Rah Bras, Men's Recovery Project, and a whole cavalcade of outfits you read about in Punk Planet a few years ago. But this quartet out of Richmond, Virginia, forgets the brash, vitriolic excursions of their earlier projects and instead zeroes in on instrumental interplay and unforgettable hooks.

Because three members of Bats & Mice share lead and backing vocals, Believe It Mammals amply features a wide spectrum of deliveries and harmonies. From lazy and languid to towering and animated, Bats & Mice's interlaced voices appeal for repeated listens. But the album is no collection of Gregorian chants. The crisp, regimented percussion and determined guitar work provide the ideal complement to the haunting warmth of the vocalists.

Bats & Mice intends to dash the expectations of listeners who anticipate "ex-members of Band X" to fit the mold of Band X, version 2.0. Believe It Mammals is an avenue of expression intent on capturing moments both intriguing and resounding. Lush vocals and intricate instrumentation work in concert to create captivating musicianship that far and away escapes simply being called "pretty and loud."

Debiutancki, bardzo melodyjny album emo-core'owców z Richmond (USA) utworzonego przez członków Sleepytime Trio i Four Hundred Years.

Arek Marczyński (Antena Krzyku):
Pecha ma ta płyta - dostałem ją w paczce z Engine Down i jakoś nie mogła się doczekać na swoją kolej w odtwarzaczu. Lovitt potrafi znaleźć zespoły grające niebanalnie na gitarach. Tak jest i tym razem - dawka dźwięków z rejonów szeroko pojętego emo ze sporym dodatkiem freakowego zacięcia przywodzącego na myśl niektóre zespołyz T&G. Warto posłuchać.


Day After info:
Bats & Mice is a band hailing from Richmond, Virginia. The group was originally formed by three members of Sleepytime Trio. They began writing songs together in a new style that pursued melody and a pop sensibility more than they ever had before; however, the music still maintained the energy and drive of their previous efforts. This line-up produced Bats & Mice's first work, a self-titled CDep released on Lovitt records in fall 2000 to critical acclaim and mass popularity with college radio and fans alike.

Believe It Mammals, the debut full-length by Bats & Mice, is an ambitious work that eagerly explores a multiplicity of dynamics, moods, rhythms, and timbres. For those who like to keep score, Bats & Mice contains members of Four Hundred Years, Sleepytime Trio, Maximillian Colby, Milemarker, Rah Bras, Men's Recovery Project, and a whole cavalcade of outfits you read about in Punk Planet a few years ago. But this quartet out of Richmond, Virginia, forgets the brash, vitriolic excursions of their earlier projects and instead zeroes in on instrumental interplay and unforgettable hooks.

Because three members of Bats & Mice share lead and backing vocals, Believe It Mammals amply features a wide spectrum of deliveries and harmonies. From lazy and languid to towering and animated, Bats & Mice's interlaced voices appeal for repeated listens. But the album is no collect.......
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