Artists

Bat For Lashes

The pseudonym for the eclectic sounds of Brighton-born/ part-Pakistani bred Natasha Khan, Bat For Lashes singularly blazed-trail picked up considerable pace when debut album Fur and Gold received a Mercury Prize nomination in 2007. Controversially beaten to the honour by Klaxons (Fur and Gold had lept from outsider to favourite), it nevertheless introduced an artist of PJ Harvey/ Bjork-esque importance to a wider audience. 2009's follow-up Two Suns found further favour, charting at number 3 in the UK upon release and later garnering a second Mercury nod.

MP3: Bat For Lashes - Horse & I (2007) RCRDLBL link

Discography

Albums: 
Fur and Gold (Echo/ Parlaphone) 2006
Two Suns (Parlaphone) 2009
Singles: 
The Wizard (Drowned In Sound/ She Bear) 2006
Trophy (Echo) 2006
Prescilla (Parlaphone) 2007
What's A Girl To Do? (Parlaphone) 2007
Daniel (Parlaphone) 2009

Websites and MySpace

Artist myspace page: 
MySpace page
Artist website: 
Bat For Lashes's Website
Artist wikipedia page: 
Bat For Lashes on Wikipedia
Artists last.fm page: 
Bat For Lashes on last.fm
Bat For Lashes

Articles

Review of Bat For Lashes - Two Suns by Bat For Lashes
Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

The cinematic debut from the oft crowned-in-feathers Natasha Khan aka Bat For Lashes, encapsulated fantasy, mysticism and otherworldliness. From the electro-effusive ‘Horse and I’ to the vociferous clapping of the more poppy ‘Prescilla’, Fur and Gold was a smashing...