This Is Bat Country

This Is Bat Country
Studio album by Short Stack
Released 12 November 2010
Recorded 2009–2010
Genre Power pop, pop punk
Label Sunday Morning Records
Short Stack chronology
Planets
(2009)		 This Is Bat Country
(2010)
Singles from This Is Bat Country
  1. "Planets"
    Released: 24 September 2010
  2. "We Dance to a Different Disco, Honey"
    Released: October 24th 2010
  3. "Heartbreak Made Me a Killer"
    Released: March 25, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The Border Mail [2]
The Music Network (favorable) [3]

This Is Bat Country is the second studio album by Australian pop punk band Short Stack, released through Sunday Morning Records on 12 November 2010. The band claims that the sound of their new music is not a change, but merely a progression. The band has added violins to some of their songs, but none of the members play them.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Short Stack. 

No. Title Length
1. "Bat Country"   4:49
2. "The Cross"   0:34
3. "Planets"   3:31
4. "Are You Afraid of the Dark"   4:18
5. "Werewolves" (Previously released titled "Darling, I'll Be Your Werewolf") 4:02
6. "The Cannons"   0:16
7. "We Dance to a Different Disco, Honey"   3:21
8. "The Mercury"   1:04
9. "Heartbreak Made Me a Killer"   3:43
10. "Wendy"   3:55
11. "Sweet December"   3:54
12. "Ruby Red"   3:57
13. "The Thunder"   0:22
14. "Jack the Ripper"   3:02
15. "Sweet Emergency"   1:09
16. "Die Young Stay Pretty" (Additional lyrics by Shaun Jennings) 3:28
17. "Nothing at All"   5:14
18. "Are You Afraid of the Dark" (Bradie Remix; iTunes edition) 4:00

Charts

Year Chart Peak position
2010 ARIA Albums Chart 6[4]
ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart 1[5]

Certification

The album achieved gold sales, in only its second week in the charts.

Country Certification Shipments
Australia Platinum[6] 70,000+

Tour

In July 2011 the band began their month-long This Is Bat Country Australian tour beginning in Sydney. Whilst in Melbourne the band filmed their first live DVD, and took photographs from the other concerts. On the 15th of July in Brisbane, Shaun Diviney's guitar went on mute whilst playing "Jack the Ripper" in which he replaced the lyrics 'I'm bulletproof' with 'My guitar is on mute'. Supporting the band on their tour were also Because They Can and Heroes for Hire, who played at every concert. Shaun Diviney also became mildly ill through the halfway point of the tour. Whilst playing at Penrith Panthers, Diviney performed New York City Ballet, a single from their upcoming album. This was the first and only time they played the song on the tour.

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-bat-country-r2136301/review
  2. ^ http://www.bordermail.com.au/blogs/music-reviews/short-stack-this-is-bat-country-universal/2013989.aspx
  3. ^ "Album Review: Short Stack, This Is Bat Country". The Music Network. Peer Group Media. http://www.themusicnetwork.com/reviews/album/2010/11/10/album-review-short-stack-this-is-bat-country/. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
  4. ^ http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50
  5. ^ http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_australian.asp?chart=1U20AUS&chart2=1A20AUS
  6. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50
Short Stack
Shaun Diviney  · Andy Clemmensen  · Bradie Webb
Studio albums
Stack Is the New Black  · This Is Bat Country
Extended plays
Singles
Films
"The Story of Short Stack"