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Bat For Lashes
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Born in Pakistan in 1979, but brought up and educated mainly in England, it was whilst working as a nursery school teacher, following her university degree in film and music, that Fur and Gold album opener “
Horse and I” came to Khan in a dream. Inspired by tales of Joan of Arc, she is woken by a black horse at the window and sent on a fateful quest. This dream inspired the songs that now comprise Fur and Gold.Recorded in London and Brighton, the album was co-produced by Khan and David Kosten (Faultline). Recurrent themes of natural forces and animal kingdoms, rugged English cliff tops and engulfing oceans – highlighted on the lament “
Seal Jubilee”, are juxtaposed with the energy of rough urban living, teenage bedrooms and the freedom of California highways. Josh T Pearson (Lift to Experience) guests, adding guitar and vocals on three tracks – the brooding live favorite “Trophy”, “Seal Jubilee”, and the finale “I Saw A Light”.Bat for Lashes played her first big show in London supporting CocoRosie at the Scala at the end of 2005. A year later almost to the day, Bat for Lashes headlined a sold-out Scala.
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SMiTTYcent wrote:
What's a Girl to Do is sooooo epically amazing...even the video...good god
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Vandring wrote:
So has there been any new album news recently?
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he-war wrote:
Whats A Girl To Do? <3
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scatterbrainer wrote:
I want the new record: NOW! (2)
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Stimmungskanone wrote:
I want my trophy back and I want the new record: NOW!
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Sweetwen wrote:
Heyy <3 http://www.last.fm/group/Sweetie+Pie
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slow-the-rain wrote:
@skyeez, me too :)
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Skyeez wrote:
a year has passed and this album is still among my favourites :)
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sazazz wrote:
amazing...more songs please!
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appleshampoo wrote:
my new love
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he-war wrote:
love her music videos. and songs of course
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tiktox wrote:
Spotless
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KIZILSUNGUR240 wrote:
What's a Girl to Do? is great!
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clawde878 wrote:
"I Saw a Light" is amazing. actually all her songs are amazing.
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Daytrippera wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/British+Music+Addicts/
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Imariabe wrote:
Is there a website with unreleased songs?
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slow-the-rain wrote:
I want another album, now.
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Acceptable
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dodoriazarbon wrote:
Stunning.
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kevinchaotic wrote:
Beautiful.
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