Music Track of the Week
Track:
Bat For Lashes - Daniel
W/C:
09/03/2009
Chosen By:
Matt Stockton
Natasha Khan, aka Bat for Lashes, makes quirky,
attention-grabbing music, counting Scott Walker, Björk and Thom Yorke as fans.
Bat for Lashes first appeared on the musical horizon in 2006. In a British
music scene blighted by a quagmire of male indie bands such as Razorlight and
the Kooks, Khan offered an appealingly enigmatic alternative. Soon afterwards
she was likened to pop-esotericists Kate Bush and Björk, the latter describing
her as 'brilliant' following an early performance in London.
While the first album was insular, Two Suns unleashes a polyrhythmic
explosion of synthetic beats. The Bat for Lashes sound is intact,
yet styles come thick and fast.
“Daniel” will be the first single from the new album “Two Suns”
(Parlophone) due for release on April 6th. It opens with a synth-brass fanfare
before settling into a sleek groove that recalls the ethereal bits of
Fleetwood Mac’s “Tango in the Night”.
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