Featured Artist: Bat For Lashes

Bat For Lashes

Bat For Lashes is a one-woman music machine based on the originality and sophistication of Natasha Khan of Brighton, England. In 2006 she broke on to the indie scene with her experimental album Fur and Gold, which she wrote working as a nursery school teacher, and won over many critics right away. It even earned her a nomination for the Mercury Prize in 2007, which is awarded to the best album from an artist from the UK or Ireland. However, the album did win her the prestigious ASCAP Vanguard Award and a showcase at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin Texas the same year. Her sound has been compared to that of the experimentalism of Bjork, the natural voice of Stevie Nicks, and the musical structure of Fleetwood Mac. All of these being fair comparisons, nevertheless her new album Two Suns, which was released earlier this month, has set her on a new plane. It is filled to the ceiling with great lyrics, harmonies and original compositions, not to mention debuted at #5 on the UK charts. Two Suns drew compliments from the likes of Thom Yorke, M.I.A., and Bjork.  With Two Suns, Khan has been able to establish herself as one of the top female artist writing and preforming music right now. The album has been the stand-out album of the year for me so far. She is most definitely worth a listen and I expect big things out of her in the future. 

Songs to check out:

-Horse and I

-Prescilla

-Daniel

-Pearl's Dream