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submitted by Nick Apr 13th 2009 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)
No matter how much people on this side of the Atlantic adore Kings Of Leon (debatable), they should know that Europeans hear the band very differently. It's one thing to like the Followills, but it's quite another to like the Followills in a climate where little local artists like Coldplay and Radiohead pointedly praise their looks and sounds, and critically beloved sirens like Lykke Li and now Bat For Lashes try their best to stamp their spirits on the group's tracks. Uncontroversial point: People take KoL seriously over there. As it turns out the Kings cuts are surprisingly malleable, or maybe just that Natasha is an adept sound shaper: Last week she stopped into BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and delivered an affecting and stripped, synth and tamborine take on "Use Sombeody" that you really don't have to even know Kings Of Leon to enjoy. Earlier Scott had highlighted the internet-enabled bonus track "Daniel (Lo Fi Version)" (for Khan lo fi means chillier and more sparse, not low fidelity, but it's OK because it's great), and we have her Live Lounge verison of that for you, too. Continue reading Bat For Lashes Covers Kings Of Leon...
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submitted by Nick Feb 22nd 2024 04:00 pm (www.stereogum.com)
Natasha Khan last released a Bat For Lashes album in 2019 with Lost Girls. Today, she’s announcing its follow-up, The Dream Of Delphi, and sharing the title track. It comes with a video produced in collaboration with creative director and choreographer Alexandra Green and directed by Freddie Leyden.
Her first UK headline shows in five years take place this summer The post Bat For Lashes announces new album and shares title track ‘The Dream Of Delphi’ with 2024 UK tour appeared first on NME.
Canadian post-rock / ambient performer the Album Leaf (Jimmy LaValle) has announced his first new record, Future Falling, in seven years. Since releasing 2016’s Between Waves, LaValle has focused primarily on scoring films and writing soundscapes for the app Calm. Future Falling, which is mixed by Joshua Eustis, will be out in May and ...
Watch the cover here The post Watch Bat For Lashes and Julianna Barwick cover Björk’s ‘The Anchor Song’ in Christmas livestream appeared first on NME.
Bat For Lashes played a livestreamed Christmas special Friday, which remains available on demand through Christmas Eve through the Veeps platform. Natasha Khan has shared a couple of clips from the special via her social channels. In one, she covers of “Walking In The Air” from The Snowman. In another, she sings “Cl...


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