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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 Jul 26th 2019 12:00 am (stereogum.com)
Natasha Khan is releasing Lost Girls, her fifth studio album as Bat For Lashes and the first since 2016's concept album The Bride, in September. The LP, described in a press release as the "mischievous younger sister" of The Bride, is a kind of '80s coming-of-age film centered around a character named Nikki Pink living…
submitted by Nick Jul 2nd 2019 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Natasha Khan’s fifth album as Bat For Lashes, Lost Girls, is a couple months away. The album is an homage to Los Angeles, growing up in the '80s, and the films that influenced Khan. We first heard the glistening, synth-laden lead single "Kids In The Dark" early last month. Khan has been teasing the release…
"It’s an album full of romance"Bat For Lashes' Natasha KhanBat For Lashes has announced details of new album ‘Lost Girl?’ and shared new single ‘Kids In The Dark’. Check it out below. The multiple Mercury-nominee and recent Ivor Novello winner has shared details of the follow-up to 2016’s accla...
submitted by Nick Jun 10th 2019 12:00 pm (stereogum.com)
This Fall, Natasha Khan will release Lost Girls, her fifth studio album as Bat For Lashes. It’ll be her first new material since her last full-length, 2016’s The Bride. As promised today we hear the lead single, the gleaming synth-pop ballad "Kids In The Dark."


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