BAT FOR LASHES

Bat for Lashes is the work of British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist Natasha Khan.

Born in Hertfordshire in 1979, Khan traveled all over the world as a child. However, it was mainly England where she was educated and it was whilst working as a nursery school teacher, following her university degree in film and music, that Fur and Gold album opener "Horse and I" came to Khan in a dream. Inspired by tales of Joan of Arc, she is woken by a black horse at the window and sent on a fateful quest. This dream inspired the songs that now comprise Fur and Gold.

Recorded in London and Brighton, the album was co-produced by Khan and David Kosten (Faultline). Recurrent themes of natural forces and animal kingdoms, rugged English cliff tops and engulfing oceans – highlighted on the lament "Seal Jubilee", are juxtaposed with the energy of rough urban living, teenage bedrooms and the freedom of California highways. Josh T Pearson (Lift to Experience) guests, adding guitar and vocals on three tracks – the brooding live favorite "Trophy", "Seal Jubilee", and the finale "I Saw A Light".

Bat for Lashes played her first big show in London supporting CocoRosie at the Scala at the end of 2005. A year later almost to the day, Bat for Lashes headlined a sold-out Scala.

Bat For Lashes returns with new Album "Two Suns" in April 2009.


From The Blogsphere

Charlotte Hatherley Suits Up

via idolator.com ( 54 Days ago )
Former Ash/current Bat For Lashes guitarist Charlotte Hatherley’s third full-length, New Worlds, comes out in the UK next month, and it is such a great album, trading in the post-punk leanings of her previous (outstanding) effort The Deep Blue for something a little proggier. “Alexander,” which starts off as a delicate, finger-picked ballad before growing into a [...]

Take That, Bat For Lashes respond to Lily Allen's anti-file-sharing campaign

via nme.com ( 63 Days ago )
Singer sets up blog to record campaign progress

Kasabian, Friendly Fires, Florence And The Machine kick off Barclaycard Mercury Prize

via nme.com ( 76 Days ago )
Kasabian, Friendly Fires, Florence And The Machine and Bat For Lashes were among the acts who got the Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2009 ceremony off to a start tonight (September 8).

Torrini on Ice

via sfweekly.com ( 110 Days ago )
Without Björk and Grey's Anatomy, there would be no Lykke Li or Bat for Lashes or Emiliana Torrini. The world would not be safe for cuckoo girl singers who know a thing or three about making music that's off-kilter and gorgeous at the same time. For Torrini's third album — Me and...

Bat For Lashes - Sleep Alone (HD) (video)

via showhype.com ( 112 Days ago )
Official HD Promo Video for Bat For Lashes' fantastic new single Sleep Alone!Sleep Alone is available on the new album Two Suns which you can grab from the P...The Music Slut found this 24 hours ago on www.youtube.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Music

Who will be nominated for this year's Mercury Prize

via nme.com ( 126 Days ago )
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2009's shortlist is due to be announced in London tomorrow (July 21), with the likes of La Roux, Doves and Bat For Lashes all tipped by bookmakers to be in with a chance of being selected.

Bat For Lashes drafts in string trio for iTunes festival

via nme.com ( 127 Days ago )
Bat For Lashes pulled in a string trio for her iTunes Live Festival '09 show in London tonight (July 19).

A Night Out With | Bat for Lashes: Animals, Plastic or Dead

via nytimes.com ( 141 Days ago )
Hanging out with Natasha Khan, the British singer better known as Bat for Lashes, as she shops for stage props at New York Costumes in the East Village.

Bat For Lashes announces UK tour and ticket details

via nme.com ( 146 Days ago )
Bat For Lashes has announced a UK autumn tour.

Bat For Lashes joins Coldplay tour

via metro.co.uk ( 157 Days ago )
Bat For Lashes and Flaming Lips will be joining Coldplay on their European tour.