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Hertfordshire, England (1979 – present)
Bat for Lashes is the work of British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist Natasha Khan.
Khan was born in Hertfordshire, England to a Pakistani father and English mother on 25 October 1979. Khan graduated in music and visual arts; while at university her experimental work was influenced by artists such as Steve Reich and Susan Hiller, and she produced multi-media work centred on sound installations, animations and performance. She went on to work as a nursery school teacher, and it was during this period that she began writing the material for her first album. “Whenever I’m writing music it’s a very visual place in my mind,” said Khan. “It has a location full of characters and colours and landscapes, so those two things really complement each other, and they help the other one to blossom and support the other. They are like brother and sister.”
Her debut single, “
The Wizard,” was released digitally through Drowned in Sound records and on seven-inch vinyl through Khan’s own imprint, She Bear Records. She then signed to the record label Echo, alongside Feeder and former Moloko singer Róisín Murphy, and released her debut album, Fur and Gold, on 11 September 2006. In 2007, Bat for Lashes parted company with Echo and signed to Parlophone records. Fur and Gold was re-released with the addition of bonus material. A limited vinyl version was released by Los Angeles indie label, Manimal Vinyl in May 2007.
Khan was born in Hertfordshire, England to a Pakistani father and English mother on 25 October 1979. Khan graduated in music and visual arts; while at university her experimental work was influenced by artists such as Steve Reich and Susan Hiller, and she produced multi-media work centred on sound installations, animations and performance. She went on to work as a nursery school teacher, and it was during this period that she began writing the material for her first album. “Whenever I’m writing music it’s a very visual place in my mind,” said Khan. “It has a location full of characters and colours and landscapes, so those two things really complement each other, and they help the other one to blossom and support the other. They are like brother and sister.”
Her debut single, “
The Wizard,” was released digitally through Drowned in Sound records and on seven-inch vinyl through Khan’s own imprint, She Bear Records. She then signed to the record label Echo, alongside Feeder and former Moloko singer Róisín Murphy, and released her debut album, Fur and Gold, on 11 September 2006. In 2007, Bat for Lashes parted company with Echo and signed to Parlophone records. Fur and Gold was re-released with the addition of bonus material. A limited vinyl version was released by Los Angeles indie label, Manimal Vinyl in May 2007.
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Sleep Alone
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Moon and Moon
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Siren Song
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Peace of Mind
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Horse and I
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Prescilla
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Good Love
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Two Planets
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What's a Girl to Do?
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Trophy
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Travelling Woman
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Sad Eyes
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Shoutbox
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say_yess wrote:
What's a girl to do<33
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k1id wrote:
I have to wonder if I'm listening to her just for her looks or not.
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mandrFM wrote:
moon and moon es adorable :)
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Helena_aaa wrote:
Two suns <3
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ernie_ernest wrote:
You can get an exclusive live version of Glass by Bat For Lashes if you download this charity single for Action Aid and tell some friends about it: http://bit.ly/e9boc
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templequeens wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/P.A.R.A. young underground female vocals
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shestillstaring wrote:
The new material kind of reminds me of Kate Bush's Hounds of Love!
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Packiesla wrote:
This aint bad actually!
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JonathanCoker wrote:
@FaultyClockwork: Perfect As Cats: a tribute to The Cure. It's an amazing cover :D
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FaultyClockwork wrote:
Holy crap. She covered "A Forest"? On what release?
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pwaller93 wrote:
Australia early Jan. <3
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Lyona_Kor wrote:
Daniel is perfect...an amazing song!!!!
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czarcolberto wrote:
I personally love "Horse and I," "A Forest" (cover of The Cure), "Seal Jubilee," "I Saw a Light," and "The Wizard" because they make me feel like if I am in a lovely far, far away place
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IndigoSpark wrote:
Seal Jubilee <3
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hokabye wrote:
check this bit in the nyt: http://tr.im/qZVo
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OCD4CDz wrote:
@ arcanewolf, I like that comparison but i'd throw a bit of Stevie Nicks in there as well.
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The_Slickness wrote:
Saaaraaaahhhh, I want to be like you~
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rollerthing wrote:
sleep alone is so addictive, love it. [2]
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freebird- wrote:
sleep alone is so addictive, love it.
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nadziewana69 wrote:
The new album - absolutely amazing. Love it!!!
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Jul
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Latitude Festival 2009
Henham Park, Beccles, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Bat for Lashes
Somerset House, London, United Kingdom
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| 67 attendees
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Jul
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iTunes Live: London Festival '09
Roundhouse, London, United Kingdom
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| 22 attendees
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26 Jun 2009 | from www.batforlashes.com/index.php
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