Bat for Lashes
Two Suns
She’s frequently likened to Kate Bush and Bjork, but Bat For Lashes is doing her something all her own. The British indie-seductress, Natasha Khan, now follows up on her success of 2007’s Fur and Gold, an album that shot her into stardom for her scaled-back compositions and breathy, mystical vocals. Her latest release, entitled Two Suns, introduces us to her alter ego of sorts– a self-absorbed and destructive figure by the name of Pearl, who alternates and flirts with Khan’s more hippie, one-with-the-earth nature. The two personalities find themselves often meeting in songs, like ‘Daniel,’ creating an ethereal space that really takes someone like the 29-year old artist to navigate and guide listeners. Courtesy of her band, the Blue Dreams, the mix of autoharps, pulsating drums, electronic elements, and keyboards and strings create a soundscape that’s lush and rich, creating a subtle complexity that doesn’t feel contrived or out of place. Khan demonstrates the power and weight capable in her airy vocals on ‘Glass,’ where her melancholy wailing manages to sound beautiful, fragile, and full of strength all at the same time. Two Suns doesn’t have to parade itself around as a concept album to prove that music has always been, and always should be, about telling a story, as Khan does here.
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