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BUSH HALL,
310 UXBRIDGE ROAD, LONDON W6 0BE
TIME / 7.30PMTUBE / SHEPHERDS BUSHTEL / 020 8222 6955URL /
WWW.BATFORLASHES.CO.UK, MYSPACE.COM/BATFORLASHES
?like Bjork stranded on a stormy moor, the debut single from Brighton?s Natasha Khan is both beautiful and haunting? NME
BAT FOR LASHES create an intimate, cinematic world,
reminiscent of the nocturnal wanderings of Kate Bush and the heartfelt
prayers of Cat Power. Natasha composes songs that rise out of a dark,
heartbreak wilderness and take you on a journey in to the light. Taking
influence from 70's film soundtracks, weather phenomena, childhood
Halloween parties and a David Lynchian vision of suburbia, they occupy
the tenebrous space between innocence and a loss of innocence and come
straight from the storyteller's heart.
Tonight she plays material from her critically acclaimed debut album
Fur and Gold with a live set as she delivers majestic vocal howls,
whispers and hiccups to a backdrop of soaring strings, esoteric folk
instruments, distorted guitar, bass rumbles and thunder-clap drums.
There are also interludes of exquisite heartbreak ? the piano ballad
?Sad Eyes? has on more than one occasion left audience members in tears.
?the imagery is uncompromisingly disturbing and anti-arcadian ? one of
the most stupendous, haunting debuts in ages? Sunday Times
?It?s wild swans calling and emerald slippers pattering, mystery and
mysticism and bad weather. It?s storytelling, fantasy and the desire
for discovery, creation and procreation. It?s the thunderstorm when
Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights, or the tornado that whisks off
Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz? and her voice, like rain on your heart?
Plan B Magazine
?Khan has a mystical magic that?s distinctly her own? The Observer
?promisingly original ? conveys every bit of the spine-tingling sinister uniqueness of Never For Ever-period Kate Bush?
delicately malevolent? a burgeoning talent? Metro
?Khan manages to put this indescribable feeling of dreams and
nightmares, and of her religious upbringing in suburbia, into a context
which can relate a genuine depth of emotion ? impressive? The Fly
?wizards and wolves, whispers and thunder ? Natasha Khan traverses
magical realms, peeking around dark corners and leading us into
beautifully spooky territory ? this enchanting songstress is perfectly
poised to step into the light? Flux
?simply oozes star quality ... Khan creates her own world and sucks you
in. Bat For Lashes walk that line between commercial and ethereal.
Their music is monumental? launch.com
?levitating beautifully at the exact fulcrum of the Bjork-Talk
Talk-Antony & the Johnsons triangle? utterly enchanting? playlouder
?unquestionably unique? Make no mistake: Bat For Lashes will take you somewhere else? Dummy
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