Top 10 Songs Chosen By The Bat Bites

 Anyone who was reading this blog last year will possibly already know of my love for The Bat Bites. Their song, Tomorrow, made the top 3 in my end of year chart and their self titled album (http://thebatbites.bandcamp.com/album/the-bat-bites) was my favourite pop punk release of 2014.

  Today I'd like to thank Merel and Ivo from the band for compiling a top 10 of their favourite ever songs.

 1) The Menzingers - The Obituaries
see below...

  2)  Against Me! - Black Me Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep7493LueOw

 3) The Ramones - Poison Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfIfzVf8t6E

 4) Paul Collins Beat - Let Me Into Your Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVD4JmGioN4

 5) Big Eyes - Wanted Sometimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Da9gaLiMRI

 6) Wipers - Is This Real?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ybDEPOpk0

 7) Spazzys - Best Waves Ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggAnTvPlHmc

 8) The Manges - Vengeance Is Mine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf35EN-AhQo

 9) toyGuitar - Human Hyenas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTLXu7VnxYU

10) The Muffs - Sad Tomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxyaZhdW1s


We stumbled and stared at the carnival lights that lit up New York City,
From a rooftop in Brooklyn that was covered in bad graffiti.
And then I let a thousand splinters pierce right through my spoiled liver,
Or whatever that was left of it.

'Cause I've cursed my lonely memory with picture-perfect imagery.
Maybe I'm not dying I'm just living in decaying cities,
But I'm still healthy, I'm still fine,
I've been spending all my time reading the obituaries.

But I will fuck this up,
I fucking know it.
I will fuck this up,
I fucking know it.
I will fuck this up,
I fucking know it.
I will fuck this up,
I fucking know it.

'Cause I am the shadow of the waxwing slain
I felt the false azure from windowpanes
I am just freaking out, yeah I'll be fine.

But I will fuck this up,
I fucking know it.
I will fuck this up,
I fucking know it.
I will fuck this up,
I fucking know it.
I will fuck this up,
I fucking know it.

The Bat Bites - Tomorrow

 
On the back of a long discussion about the merits of modern music and whether there's anything new and exciting being produced or is it just a pale imitation of past glories that's background noise to a generation of uninterested x boxers and i phoners, the song I'm posting today is just a catchy "pop" song that isn't pushing any boundaries or won't catch the attention of 99.99999% of the planet but is, to my grizzled old ears, a bloody good tune.
  Featuring Rotterdam quartet Merel, Mikey, Flow and Ivo , The Bat Bites have been together since 2008 and yeah, they're inspired by music of a bygone era but they have the happy knack of churning out catchy as fuck, pop punk music with just enough of a (bat) bite to keep it a notch above most of their contemporaries. 2009 saw the release of debut ep Creatures Of The Night, this was followed by a free ep called Take It, It's Free but their new self titled album has seen them really raise the bar. It won't be to the taste of every punk fan out there, but if you fancy a listen to something upbeat and feel good, check it out....  http://thebatbites.bandcamp.com/

 This is the lead track, and one that's been lodged in my head for ages, it's called Tomorrow......