Minisnap is a side project from the veteran New Zealand indie-rock band the Bats – in fact, it’s what the other three members of the Bats do while Robert Scott is working on one of his many side projects (and if you’re starting to think, ah, now I see why I’ve never heard of the Bats, you may have a point). Yet Bounce Around doesn’t sound like a bunch of leftover songs hastily assembled by some musicians with too many projects and not enough focus. In fact, Bounce Around is rather glorious. Kaye Woodward’s songs are pretty, delicate pop numbers that, for the most part, float over chiming guitars. From time to time – notably on Big Blue Sky – the band reveal an ability to chug along in a more muscular rock fashion, while Wintersweet and Coppice hint at the Velvet Underground’s (third album) sound.

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