wednesday wake up call

The new Bat for Lashes video for "Lillies", directed by Peter Sluszka, is full of monsters and stop-motion goodies.

happy bachelor day

Patrick Wolf’s new record, The Bachelor came out today in the UK! Go buy it from you local record stores.

Battle [wicked-cool song]
Hard Times (Alec Empire Remix)



In other news, the NXNE 09 preview video is up, this year's line-up looks promising!




Check out Bat For Lashes' video for "Pearl's Dream":




Lastly, watch Vimby Backyard Session With Great Lake Swimmers below:

they say for every heart high there must be a low, low, low, low

Bat For Lashes—April 25, 2009 @ The Mod Club








see more photos at my flickr page

i found a home in your eyes

Watch the making of the video for Bat For Lashes' "Daniel":

"daniel" is the best track off two suns!

Here's the video for Bat For Lashes's brand new single, "Daniel". Remember, Bat's new album, Two Suns is out out April 6th.



Bat For Lashes: Daniel [super-wicked-cool song]
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new album... toronto date... omg!

A small Bat For Lashes North American tour was announced today!

25th April 2009 - The Mod Club, Toronto
27th April 2009 - Boston Paradise Rock Club
30th April 2009 - Bowery Ballroom, New York City
1st May 2009 - 1st Unitarian Church, Philadelphia
2nd May 2009 - Williamsburg Music Hall, Brooklyn


Check out this beautiful cover of this month's Dazed & Confused:

cover song of the moment

"A Forest" is being covered by Bat For Lashes for Perfect As Cats: A Tribute to The Cure, out on October 28th. Check out the cover below.

Bat For Lashes: A Forest (The Cure cover) [wicked-cool song]
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natasha khan, her dark force, and her big drum sticks vs take that

Bat For Lashes talked and performed on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge last week, download a mp3 rip of the entire show below, enjoy!

Bat For Lashes : BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge (February 12, 2008)
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see more pictures of the session here

heaven is a feeling i get in your arms

Bat For Lashes — September 28, 2007 @ El Mocambo


Setlist:
Intro - Pearl's Dream
Trophy
Tahiti
Horse And I
Missing Time
I Saw A Light
Sad Eyes
The Wizard
Bat's Mouth
Sarah
Lonely (Tom Waits Cover)
Prescilla
Encore: Moon + Moon

ruins, or relics, disciples and the young

Klaxons’ Myths Of The Near Future has won the 2007 Notionwide Mercury Music Prize! Congratulations boys!!! Klaxons beat out Bat For Lashes’ Fur And Gold, one of my favourites from last year, as well as Panic Prevention by Jamie T, which is probably the best record of 2007 so far!

Klaxons:
Golden Skans from Myths Of The Near Future [super-wicked-cool song]
The Bouncer from Xan Valley EP [super-wicked-cool song]

buy Myths Of The Near Future here





Jamie T:
Salvador from Panic Prevention [super-wicked-cool song]
Rawhide (featuring Lily Allen) from Sheila Single [wicked-cool song]

buy Panic Prevention here





Bat For Lashes:
Prescilla from Fur And Gold [wicked-cool song]
Sarah Reworked (Live in NY) from What's A Girl To Do? Single [wicked-cool song]

buy Fur And Gold here




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bat for lashes us/canada tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bat For Lashes will be touring the USA and Canada in September and October... I am beyond excited... Natasha is FINALLY coming to Toronto!!!!!!!!

September 23rd: Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia PA
September 24th: Great Scott - Boston MA
September 25th: Bowery Ballroom - New York NY
September 28th: El Macambo - Toronto ON
Septmber 29th: Petit Campus - Montreal QC
October 1st: The Basement - Columbus OH
October 2nd: Empty Bottle - Chicago IL
October 3rd: Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis MN
October 5th: Larimer Lounge - Denver CO
October 9th: Troubadour - Los Angeles CA
October 11th: Slim's - San Francisco CA
October 13th: Plaza Club - Vancouver BC
October 14th: Crocodile Cafe - Seattle WA
October 15th: Doug Fir Lounge - Portland OR

Le Pettit Chevalier/Trophy (Demo) [wicked-cool song]
I'm On Fire (Live) [wicked-cool song]
Sarah Reworked (Live in NY) [wicked-cool song]

What's A Girl To Do [super-wicked-cool song]
The Wizard [wicked-cool song]
Bat's Mouth [wicked-cool song]
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buy Fur And Gold here

shoot them down and get me free

To continue celebrating the North American release of Bat For Lashes’ Fur And Gold, here are a few live tracks from the singles, What's A Girl To Do? and Prescilla... engjoy!

from Prescilla Single:
I'm On Fire (Live) [wicked-cool song]

What's A Girl To Do? Single:
Sarah Reworked (Live in NY) [wicked-cool song]
Tahiti (Live in NY) [wicked-cool song]
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buy Prescilla Single here
buy What's A Girl To Do? Single here
buy Fur And Gold here

heaven is a feeling I get in your arms

Sometime before Fur And Gold, Bat For Lashes recorded a handful of demos. With the exception of "Howl!" and Nico’s "Le Pettit Chevalier" intro to "Trophy", the rest of the demos made it onto Fur And Gold. Although they all sound somewhat different compared to their final versions, these demo are still magnificent; and without a doubt, they foreshadowed Natasha Khan’s talented bright future in the music scene.

[songs re-posted on March 28, 2008]
Howl! [wicked-cool song]
Le Pettit Chevalier/Trophy [super-wicked-cool song]
Seal Jubilee [wicked-cool song]
What’s A Girl To Do [wicked-cool song]
I Saw A Light [wicked-cool song]
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buy Fur And Gold here

out this week

Bat For Lashes: Fur and Gold

One of my favourite records of last year is FINALLY out in North America!!!!!!! What the hell took so long!?

Horse And I [super-wicked-cool song]
What's A Girl To Do [super-wicked-cool song]
Bat's Mouth [wicked-cool song]

buy Fur and Gold here


XXL: ¿Spicchiology?
Xiu Xiu and Larsen teamed up for their second record. Xiu Xiu is slowly becoming one of my favourite groups as nearly everything they create is gold, and they once again proofed that with ¿Spicchiology?.

Little Mouse of the Favelas [wicked-cool song]
Last in the Society

buy ¿Spicchiology? here


The Starting Line: Direction

Island

buy Direction here


UNKLE: War Stories

Twilight (feat. 3D)

buy War Stories here


GoodBooks: Control

Alice

buy Control here

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new bat for lashes

You can hear a brand new Bat For Lashes song entitled "Circle Song" on Bat's MySpace profile page.

your kisses at night are replaced with tears

The lovely Bat For Lashes will be releasing a new single "What's A Girl To Do" in the UK on July 9. The single will be available in 3 formats:

Digital Download:
What's A Girl To Do? (Edit)

Enhanced CD:
1. What's A Girl To Do? (Edit)
2. Sarah Reworked (Live From Jo's Public Theatre NYC)
3. Tahiti (Live At Jo's Public Theatre NYC)
4. What's A Girl To Do? (Video)

7":
1. What's A Girl To Do? (Edit)
2. Sarah Reworked (Live From Jo's Public Theatre NYC)

You can pre-order all 3 formats here

from Fur And Gold
What's A Girl To Do [super-wicked-cool song]
Prescilla [super-wicked-cool song]

Horrorshow [wicked-cool song]
Howl [wicked-cool song]

buy Fur And Gold here

my heart grows colder with each day

Watch the new Bat For Lashes video for "What's A Girl To Do" below.

What's A Girl To Do [wicked-cool song]

buy Fur And Gold here

see liam, told you i'd be able to get these...

For those of you who are lucky enough to attend SXSW, make sure you go see Bat For Lashes at the Dirty Dog Bar on March 14!

from Fur And Gold:
Trophy [super-wicked-cool song]
Prescilla [super-wicked-cool song]

b-sides:
Horrorshow [wicked-cool song]
Howl [wicked-cool song]
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buy Fur And Gold here
buy Trophy Single here

natasha khan... the next bjork???

About a week and a half ago, I recommended Bat For Lashes’ Fur And Gold. This post is to remind everyone how amazing that record is. I have uploaded the remaining songs from the album... make sure you check out these tracks from Bat For Lashes’ incredible debut.

Sad Eyes [wicked-cool song]
The Wizard [wicked-cool song]
Bats Mouth [wicked-cool song]
I Saw A Light [wicked-cool song]
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buy Fur And Gold here.

more great new music

I think I have discovered one of the best new artists of 2006: her name is Natasha Khan and her musical alter ego is Bat For Lashes. Man, I don’t even know where to begin with this recommendation. I guess I will start by saying that Fur And Gold has one of the best cover art of the year... it is right up there with Underoath’s Define the Great Line. Anyways, Fur And Gold begins with the sound of a vibrant harpsichord in "Horse And I". There is this adventurous feeling and the idea of exploring right from this opening track. This mood is continued by "Trophy", which creates this imaginative jungle or the deep forest in my mind when I listen to it. In contrast, the music is stripped down in "Tahiti" to display Natasha’s beautiful voice. The tempo changes again in "Whats A Girl To Do", a neat little narrative track. Ok, I think I need fast forward the album a bit as I should be in bed about two hours ago… I am sooooo sleepy! "Prescilla" and "Sarah" consist some of my favorite instruments: handclapping in the former while finger snapping in the latter. "Seal Jubilee" is another stripped down track, but this time, Khan’s echo sounding voice sounds sad and haunting... ummm, just download the songs below and make sure you go buy Fur And Gold after... free music is good, but it is very important to support the artists that you like by buying their CDs, LPs, etc!!!

Horse And I
Trophy [wicked-cool song]
Tahiti [wicked-cool song]
Whats A Girl To Do
Prescilla [wicked-cool song]
Seal Jubilee
Sarah
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buy Fur And Gold here.