Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes is a pseudonym of Brighton, UK, based singer-songwriter / mu… Read Full Bio ↴Bat for Lashes is a pseudonym of Brighton, UK, based singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist / visual artist Natasha Khan (b. 25 Oct 1979, in Hertfordshire, England). She made her debut with single The Wizard (May 2006, She Bear/Drowned In Sound), following with albums Fur And Gold (Sept 2006, Echo), Two Suns (Apr 2009, Echo/Parlophone), The Haunted Man (Oct 2012, Echo/Parlophone) , [albumartist=Bat For Lashes]The Bride (July 2016, Echo/Parlophone) and her latest album is Lost Girls (September 2019).

Khan graduated Brighton University, in music and visual arts, where her experimental multi-media / installation / animation / performance art's influences spanned tape loop / effects pioneer Steve Reich and installation / performance artist Susan Hiller. Afterwards, when working as a nursery school teacher, she began writing for her début. "Whenever I'm writing music it's a very visual place in my mind," she said, "It has a location full of characters and colours and landscapes, so those two things really complement each other, and they help the other one to blossom and support the other. They are like brother and sister." Bat for Lashes music has been likened to that of Björk (who herself attended Khan's early gigs), Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, Annie Lennox, Tori Amos and Fiona Apple.

"The Wizard" was primarily released on 7-inch from Khan's own She Bear label and subsequently Fur and Gold on Echo. In 2007, she was honoured with a ASCAP Vanguard Award and selected to open the prestigious ASCAP Presents… 2007, 14 Mar in Austin, TX, USA (an industry showcase, within SXSW 2007). Later, via a small Manimal Vinyl Fur and Gold pressing (May 2007), Bat for Lashes transferred to Parlophone. She appeared at Glastonbury 2007 (23 June).

In July 2007, Fur and Gold, Joe's Pub, NYC, on 1 May 2007 recordings and a Plaid remix, yielded EP What's A Girl To Do? (7 Jul 2007, EMI). Then on the 17th, the album's 2007 Mercury Prize nomination was announced - despite being a UK media favourite to win, it lost to Klaxons' Myths of the Near Future. 25 Jul 2007, at Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY was the fist gig of a three month North American tour, interrupted only by European festival appearances.

In 2008, Bat for Lashes was nominated for Brit Awards ('Best British Breakthrough Act' and 'Best British Female'), her distinctive What's a Girl to Do? video brought her to prominence and, starting with Malahide Castle, Dublin, IE, on 6 Jun 2008, she toured with Radiohead for a month, opening more than a dozen European shows. Perfect As Cats: A Tribute to the Cure (Oct 2008, Manimal Vinyl), included her cover of A Forest.

The lead single for her second album was "Daniel" and released in March. On 23 February, Khan revealed in an interview on radio station XFM that the cover for the single had been shot on Brighton beach, near her home. She also designed a limited edition cover for Fact Magazine which coincided with an interview she did for them. Bat for Lashes released her second album Two Suns in April 2009, which received comparisons to the work of Stevie Nicks, Dolores O'Riordan and Fleetwood Mac.

Bat for Lashes live backing during the Two Suns tours, as March 2009, included among others: Ben Christophers, Charlotte Hatherley and Sarah Jones (drums - of New Young Pony Club). She appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. She performed an acoustic version of the single, "Daniel," and also covered "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon. Her first appearance on US broadcast television was 1 May 2009 on The Late Show with David Letterman, performing the song "Daniel". On May 15, 2009 she appeared on NPR (World Cafe) where she performed "Daniel", "Moon and Moon (piano only) and Prescilla".

On June 13, 2012 Bat for Lashes announced the title of her upcoming third studio album "The Haunted Man" to be released in October. The album was produced, as with Fur And Gold and Two Suns, by Faultline. While not performing as well in Europe as Two Suns, The Haunted Man was her highest charting album in the US to date, at #64. Singles "Laura", "All Your Gold", "A Wall", and "Lilies" followed.
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Bat for Lashes Lyrics


06. Winter Fields Hurtling through heavy snow Our hands are cold and the moon…
A Forest Come closer and see See into the trees Find the girl While y…
A Wall From inside his mouth I licked the blood While he is…
All Your Gold Never see the big, church staple, when I call you…
Bat's Mouth The caves of our mouths are forest darkness And the air…
Circle Song Alors, j'ai l'histoire d'une fille forte Une fille qui lutt…
Close Encounters Some say my lover is a pale green light He hovers…
Clouds Clouds rush through your eyes Clouds, black and white I am l…
Daniel Daniel when I first saw you I knew that you had…
Daphne 12, 11, 10, 9 And so, in my house I've built…
Deep Sea Diver You came running out of the dark With the tears in…
Desert Man Measuring the distance between you and I Finding the locatio…
Feel for You I love ya, I feel for you Ah ah ah ah…



Glass Went over the sea What did I find? A thousand crystal towers…
Gläss I will rise now And go about the city In the street's Broadw…
Good Love In the night time we are found Misty sorrow swoop unbound Wh…
Honeymooning Alone Walking out, walking out in this cold winter light All the…
Horrorshow They're gonna come and get you They're gonna come and find…
Horse & I Got woken in the night, By a mystic golden light.…
Horses of the Sun I curse the road, I curse the road And I came…
Howl Howl into the night To the still of the dark Shout into…
Howl! Howl into the night To the still of the dark Shout into…
I Tomorrow, you will ask me if I do Know that the…
I Saw a Light I saw a light I saw a light Coming through the trees I…
I Will Love Again One of these nights One of these days I will love again Oh,…
I'm on Fire Hey little boy is your mum home Did she go away…
If I Knew You know that you came at the perfect time There was…
In God's House In God's house I do wait For my love on our…
In Your Bed I don't want to party no more Somehow that scene can…
Jasmine She drives hard through the doom gloom haze Legs for days…
Joe's Dream There's a tear in my lover's eyes He's at my window,…
Kids In The Dark Lying next to you We could be on the moon Tell me…
Land's End Well the winter it came, my love And I did not…
Laura You say that they've all left you behind Your heart broke…
Let's Get Lost Touch me I'm cold, unable to control Touch me I'm golden,…
Letter To My Daughter Don't give yourself up to thinking This ride is ever over Re…
Lilies Again tonight I sang a song, a prayer if you…
Lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely eyes, lonely face Lonely, lo…
Lumen She's a girl Up in the cold And the sleeping man You reac…
Marilyn See your face and I touch you, black and white You're…
Moon & Moon Lover when you don't lay with me I'm a huntress for…
Moon and Moon Lover when you don't lay with me I'm a huntress for…
Mountains You know I couldn't see which way to turn Fell down…
Never Forgive The Angels On a road, forever You will be riding to me Metal death,…
Oh Yeah (Oh yeah, oh yeah) (Oh yeah, oh yeah) (Oh yeah, oh yeah) (Oh…
Peace of Mind Look at this and look at us We wonder, oh we're…
Peach Sky Am I on your mind 'Cause I want you all the…
Pearl There's a place I must go There's a place I must…
Plan the Escape Leave the wasting world behind us We will make it out…
Prescilla There's a girl that wants to start Been thinking about havin…
Prescilla. There's a girl that wants to stop Been thinking about havin…
Rest Your Head Come on and rest your head And I’ll protect you You’ve been…
Sad Eyes I don't like the things you don't say Leavin' it for…
Safe Tonight I thought that I was broken I thought that I had…
Sarah Adopting Sarah's heart (Was never gonna be easy) With an ang…
Seal Jubilee The seals they cried in jubilee The sharks they howled along…
Siren Song Are you my family? Can I stay with you a while? Can…
Sleep Alone You know, my darling, I can't stand to sleep alone No…
So Good Oh my, I love this boy He plays the captain, I'll…
Strangelove There'll be times When my crimes Will seem almost unforg…
Sunday Love See her in blue eyes Numb and shining In the face of…
Tahiti Community saw the best in me Exchanging the common heart for…
The Big Sleep How can it be the last show? How can it be? How…
The Bat's Mouth The caves of our mouths are forest darkness And the air…
The Big Sleep How can it be the last show? How can it be? How…
The Dream of Delphi Breezes, breezes on your fingers Touching thin air Playing, …
The Haunted Man I couldn't sleep last night 'Cause I tried to forget you In…
The Hunger Take a trip Trip up to the sun While our bodies are…
The Wizard Doing the mess around Push me down into the ground Taste the…
The_Wizard Doing the mess around Push me down into the ground Taste t…
Travelling Woman Hang on traveling woman Don't sacrifice your plan 'Cause it …
Trophy The trophy that I made for us In fur and gold Got…
Trophy_ The trophy that I made for us In fur and gold Got…
Two Two Documentary Show me moonlight on the sunrise I've seen so many planets…
Use Somebody I've been roaming around, always looking down and all I…
What's a Girl to Do We walked arm in arm But I didn't feel his touch The…
Widow's Peak Come under with me Through young girls' dreams Don't wake me…
Wilderness I took my lanes to the sea We had just pressed…
Winter Fields Hurtling through heavy snow Our hands are cold and the moon…
Wizard Doing the mess around Push me down into the ground Taste the…
Yeah (Oh yeah, oh yeah) (Oh yeah, oh yeah) (Oh yeah, oh yeah) (Oh…


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