Scripture quotes! Split personalities! Gothy art-rock climaxes! From Fur & Gold to "Glass", Bat for Lashes haven't gotten much more transparent. But the Brighton, England-based band's Scott Walker-ft.ing Two Suns has an ambitiously ornate opener-- you could almost say it's crystalline, if you're not sick of crystal bands yet. Main woman Natasha Khan's voice is the first thing we hear, slow and haunting as she recites from the biblical Song of Solomon. "I will rise now," she intones, and she does, hitting eerily high notes on the chorus as she describes a dream of being made out of glass.Split-panned percussion helps introduce the album's dualistic conceit. Maybe I've been listening too much to the new Fever Ray album, but I can hear a resemblance in the frosty rhythms and chilly, wordless harmonies. Organ peals, guitars strum shimmering minor chords, and a methodical fuzz bass line holds it all aloft-- this is moody, atmospheric concept music. There's also something about an "emerald city", so when the whole thing comes out I'm gonna NetFlix The Wizard of Oz; we've been to The Dark Side of the Moon, but Two Suns is some Star Wars shit (speaking of hallowed texts).[from Two Suns; due 04/06/09 on Astralwerks]