Bat for Lashes - Fur & Gold
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Free Music Review: evokes emotion with words and music
Hit: 4 Stars
The words move me and the beats makes me move. Takes me all the way back to "Golden Palominos". All the songs are good as well as different which makes the cd one of those rarities where you can enjoy listening to it straight thru and not get bored. Gets my vote for Best New Artist of 2007.Free Music Review: Thank for this album, Nastasha Khan
Hit: 5 Stars
I haven't felt this excited about an album for awhile. This is definitely a must have album and will probably end up being my favourite album of the year. I don't think much more needs to be said since the album speaks for itself.Free Music Review: Fantastic debut
Hit: 5 Stars
I wont go into details about the album because this should be experienced without knowing much but its very simple, If you love artists like Kate Bush or CocoRosie then buy this now!Free Music Review: Relax,,, Settle in,,, And get ready to be mesmorized
Hit: 4 Stars
Bat for Lashes is the one-woman band of Natasha Khan, a UK singer song-writer of Pakistani origin. If you aren't familiar with her sound, imagine Bjork meets Joanna Newsom meets Kate Bush with a splash of Dido even. I'm not entirely sure where I found out about this, it's either my 17 yr old daughter or internet-only station WOXY, but no matter, you are in for a delight.
"Fur and Gold" (11 tracks, plus 1 bonus track; 49 min.) is the debut album of Bat for Lashes. The opener "Horse and I" is a harpsichord-and-drums driven song, setting the table. "Trophy" is a quiet but threatening song with the ever-returning line "Heaven is a feeling I get in your arms", just beautiful. "What's A Girl To Do" (2nd UK single) is one of the more 'upbeat' tracks on the album. "Sad Eyes" is a beautiful piano ballad. "Prescilla" (1st UK single) is the most immediately accessible track of the album. "Bat's Mouth" is another slow-burner, with lush violins. It all leads up to the last track of the regular album, a 7 min. haunting "I Saw a Light". The bonus track is a (single B-side) cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire", and a textbook example of how a cover should be done: completely reinterpreted yet recognisible, just perfect.
This album was originally released in the UK a year ago and is now, slowly, finding an audience in the US. Natasha Khan is a talent to be watched. I have been completely mesmorized by "Fur and Gold". This is not an album you'll play in a hurry. Relax, settle in, and play this. I bet you'll be mesmorized too.