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~ Bat for Lashes
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (11 Sep 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Echo
  • ASIN: B000HC2OLE
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,628 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Horse And I
2. Trophy
3. Tahiti
4. What's A Girl To Do
5. Sad Eyes
6. Wizard
7. Prescilla
8. Bat's Mouth
9. Seal Jubilee
10. Sarah
11. I Saw A Light

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

Look at Natasha Khan, with her Cleopatra shawl and elfish hair, on the cover of Fur and Gold and you’ll surely have this half-Pakistani, half-English songstress pegged as the first British riposte to the US freak-folk movement that’s thrown up figures like Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, and Cocorosie. In some ways, that’s an accurate comparison: Bat for Lashes has a way with mystique, one which elevates even quite simple topics-–the break-up tale of "What’s a Girl to Do?"-–into grand achievements of ghostly trauma: "My bat-lightning heart," she whispers, "Wants to fly away". Dig a little deeper, though, because the music to be found on Fur and Gold has a more complex provenance. "Horse and I", a harpsichord-led track embellished with Theremin and a militaristic drum motif, is the sort of vintage-modern soundscape reminiscent of Bjork at her most restrained, while elsewhere the dramatic tale-telling of "Prescilla" and "Bat’s Mouth" suggest Bat for Lashes might yet develop into a songwriter of the poetic calibre of Kate Bush. The debut album from Bat for Lashes is a haunting, richly orchestrated work that, for all its experimentation and intelligence, is emotional and deeply moving. --Louis Pattison

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The debut release by Bat For Lashes - the alter ego of British singer-songwriter Natasha Khan - draws influence from other female musical pioneers including Kate Bush and Bjork. Produced by Khan herself together with David Kosten of Faultline, 'Fur And Gold' subtly combines elements of indie, folk and electronica, resulting in a delicately crafted album featuring beautiful vocals, accomplished songwriting and innovative instrumentation. Includes the singles 'What's A Girl ToDo,' 'Trophy' and 'Presilla'.

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars We need pop mavericks, 7 Aug 2007
By Mr. M. Purdy (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fur and Gold (Audio CD)
Awful name for a band but then people kept mentioning Bjork and Kate Bush in the same sentence as Natasha Khan's band of female musical mavericks, so I decided Bat For Lashes could be ignored no more. Why did I wait!
What made the early Kate Bush and Bjork records so special was their naivety and total lack of self-consciousness coupled with a wonderful, if off-kilter, pop sensibility. And it's that which Bat For Lashes have in spades.
While our two maturing heroines have become increasingly avant guard or insular, Khan remains fresh-faced, up-beat and in love with the melodic possibilities of a simple pop hook. And, hand on heart, there is not a song on the album that has me reaching for the track-skipping switch.
This is a fine record, perhaps the best I have heard in the past 12 months, that deserves a wide audience. We need pop mavericks (even if they do sing about wizards, bats etc) and Natasha Khan more than carries the torch. Great stuff.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Strangely strange but oddly normal, 18 July 2007
By B. J. Townsend - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fur and Gold (Audio CD)
We saw this girl and her mostly female band at Glastonbury, and were instantly mesmerised by her melodic voice and the band's members subtle use of the weird sounding instruments and great backing vocals.In addition,they were able to change around instruments between themselves, creating some brilliant music that was in total control all times, a wonderful sound that was different but somehow familiar.

We ordered the CD from Amazon, who were out stock, but it arrived two weeks before they said it would, have been playing it ever since,just magical.

Bob and Barb Townsend
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not of this world., 6 Nov 2006
By J. W. Bassett (Kent, England) - See all my reviews
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Halfway through Fur And Gold's opener, Horse & I, you can't help but consider that the time Natasha Khan (the astonishing voice behind Bat For Lashes) spent as a nursery school teacher has given her the inspiration and ability to nurture childhood fantasies as a source of creativity. Dark and initially foreboding, Horse & I - like the rest of this stunning debut album - is the perfect construction of haunting storytelling and deceptively sweet melodies.

While Bat For Lashes is the spooky brainchild of Natasha Khan, her bandmates prove just as adept at creating portentous panoramas. Despite Khan's enchanted voice and theatrical presence, it is the vivid strings on Bat's Mouth create perhaps the album's outstanding poetic dreamscape, and the harpsichord highs of Sad Eyes are as potent an apothecary as any of Khan's vocals.

Debut single, The Wizard, is rife with distant thunderclaps and swirling foggy electonics, while there are elements of Godspeed You Black Emperor! chaos on Seal Jubilee and some bubblegum pop handclaps on Prescilla.

While the numerous eccentricies force comparison with Bjork, Kate Bush and Portishead, Fur And Gold is an altogether unique album. Moreover, shadowy, cobweb-draped and not a little bit spooky, it's an album that is not entirely of this world.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Fall Under The Spell...
This album is simply beautiful, from start to finish.
The music is enchanting, dreamy, dark and even sometimes playful, you can't help but fall for this. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. L. J. Braisby

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Having bought the second album by this amazing artist we then went to a live concert.
We of course were not familiar with some of the songs so decided to purchase the first... Read more
Published 3 months ago by krissie

4.0 out of 5 stars Fur & Gold
Bat for Lashes star Natasha Khan went into Stella orbit on the release of her latest album Two Suns, if you like it I think you will also like this album, Natasha's unique &... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Colin P. Hewes

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb haunting music with fantastic expression in the voice
I discovered Bat for Lashes on the TV - on "Later with Jools Holland" and was entranced. So I went and bought this album and the next albumTwo Suns. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Craig Forster

1.0 out of 5 stars Dull
Very dull, was expecting some high quality music and received an Enya tribute band instead, She's a good musician but I'd stick to buying single tracks of the net from now.
Published 7 months ago by Mr A D Gaunt

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for Hi-Fi
This music is against the grain of popular flow. It is not designed for Ipods, MP3 compression or playing in the car. Read more
Published 7 months ago by N. Mcalister

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Value
I heard about Bat for Lashes via u tube. I thought the video was moving and reminded me of when I was younger. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jude Love

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning!!
I saw Bat For Lashes perform on Later with Jools a few weeks ago.

I was so amazed by them, I have bought both this and the later album, Two Suns. Read more
Published 8 months ago by K. Roberts

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A GEM
i felt a need to update this revew seeing as though it was a little bit too short and sparse for my liking and probably everybody else's who bothered to read it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kenneth

4.0 out of 5 stars Bat For Lashes
Good album. A decent sound, what's a girl to do? is an amazing song. hope they make another decent album like this one.
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Simon Pearce

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