Bat For Lashes Returns With Two Suns

Pretty much everybody went batty for Natasha Khan's breathtaking, updated Kate Bush thing on Fur & Gold, and now the woman who wooed Thom Yorke, Mercury Prize voters, and a league of Donnie Darko fans has set aside the covers... CONTINUE READING BAT FOR LASHES RETURNS WITH TWO SUNS»

Posted on January 12, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Scott Walker | The National | Yeasayer

Bat For Lashes Covers The Cure

Natasha Khan loves covers and the Cure see their share of 'em, so this was a statistical inevitability. The track comes as part of a larger compilation full of takes on Robert & Co.'s works, entitled Perfect As Cats: A... CONTINUE READING BAT FOR LASHES COVERS THE CURE»

Posted on August 6, 2008 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Bat For Lashes | Department Of Eagles | The Cure

Joanna Newsom Plays A Small Show For A Drunk Crowd In Chelsea

Thanks to Paper mag, yesterday we learned Joanna Newsom is beautiful. And tells a mean dick joke. To celebrate at least one, if not both, of those amazing attributes, the magazine invited J. News to Hiro Ballroom to play... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM PLAYS A SMALL SHOW FOR A DRUNK CROWD IN CHELSEA»

Posted on April 3, 2008 in Concert (22 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Bruce Springsteen | Joanna Newsom | Super Bowl | SXSW

Everyone Covers Springsteen

No shortage of Bruce love ever, really. Recently, Jesse Malin and Arcade Fire wrangled the Boss for cameos. But even when Springsteen's not in promo-mode, we always seem to be listening to his music. April had that all-star live tribute... CONTINUE READING EVERYONE COVERS SPRINGSTEEN»

Bat For Lashes, Fionn Regan, Maps Cover Primal Scream

This meta-Mercury Prize moment brought to you by Radio 1 man Colin Murray’s radio show In The Company Of... The bewitching Bat For Lashes, Fionn, and Maps are all up for this year's Mercury Prize, and Colin hosted all three... CONTINUE READING BAT FOR LASHES, FIONN REGAN, MAPS COVER PRIMAL SCREAM»

Posted on August 31, 2007 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Fionn Regan | Maps | Mercury Prize | Primal Scream

Boss For Lashes

No secret that we've got love for Brighton-based chanteuse Natasha Khan (aka Bat For Lashes) and Jersey boy Bruce Springsteen (aka The Boss), so her cover of "I'm On Fire" is doubly special. (We won't bother doing the math.) Khan's... CONTINUE READING BOSS FOR LASHES»

Posted on August 9, 2007 (9 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Bruce Springsteen

Bat For Lashes @ Knitting Factory, NYC 6/25/07

Been eight months since last we mentioned Brighton-based chanteuse Natasha Khan (aka Bat For Lashes), and it's not for lack of love; rather, we've allowed the dearth of States-side PR movement around Fur & Gold to let us plunge its... CONTINUE READING BAT FOR LASHES @ KNITTING FACTORY, NYC 6/25/07»

Posted on July 26, 2007 in Concert (6 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes

Madonna Gets Freak Folkie

Another tribute tracklist for this fine Thursday, although this one's already got a name -- and also happens to be infinitely less sad than the last. NME reports that the likes of Devendra Banhart, Bat For Lashes, Lavender Diamond, Ariel... CONTINUE READING MADONNA GETS FREAK FOLKIE»

SXSW: Thursday In Austin

Not sure what the contributing factors were, but it seemed like everybody was a little frustrated yesterday down at SouthBy; people showing up to the right day party at the wrong time, jumbling their schedules, taking wrong turns in what's... CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY IN AUSTIN»

New Bat For Lashes Video - "Prescilla"

In addition to unexpectedly championing Spank Rock and predictably pimping Liars, Thom Yorke placed a Bat For Lashes track ("Horses And I") atop his iTunes playlist, saying "Natsha Khan of Bat For Lashes ain't scared ... this song seems to... CONTINUE READING NEW BAT FOR LASHES VIDEO - "PRESCILLA"»

Posted on February 27, 2007 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Leonard Cohen | The Real Housewives Of New York City