Bat for Lashes

Bat for Lashes Born on Oct 25, 1979 in London, Engalnd

Brighton, England's Bat for Lashes is the brainchild of singer/songwriter Natasha Khan. The Pakistan-born Khan pulls from her art school education and her experience producing multimedia installations when it comes to writing songs. She also cites Steve Reich and Susan Hiller as influences, while echoes of Björk and Siouxsie Sioux are heard throughout Bat for Lashes' mystical indie rock sound. Bat for Lashes' first single, "The Wizard," was digitally released by DiS, and issued as a 7" on Khan's own She Bear imprint in early 2006. That fall, with "Trophy" burning up the BBC indie rock chart, the Fur & Gold LP arrived in the U.K. in September. The album was released a year later in the U.S. to much critical acclaim. Bat for Lashes' ambiti... More ...

Bat for Lashes Bat For Lashes singer Natasha Khan finds it ''frustrating'' and ''weird'' to ...

(BANG) - Bat For Lashes hates being compared to Tori Amos. The singer - real name Natasha Khan - finds it "frustrating" and "weird" to be compared to the 'Cornflake Girl' hitmaker just because of her choice in musical instr... More ...

Bat for Lashes

Brighton, England's Bat for Lashes is the brainchild of singer/songwriter Natasha Khan.

The Pakistan-born Khan pulls from her art school education and her experience producing multimedia installations when it comes to writing songs.

She also cites Steve Reich and Susan Hiller as influences, while echoes of Björk and Siouxsie Sioux are heard throughout Bat for Lashes' mystical indie rock sound.

Bat for Lashes' first single, "The Wizard," was digitally released by DiS, and issued as a 7" on Khan's own She Bear imprint in early 2006.

That fall, with "Trophy" burning up the BBC indie rock chart, the Fur & Gold LP arrived in the U.K.

in September.

The album was released a year later in the U.S.

to much critical acclaim.

Bat for Lashes' ambitious 2009 album, Two Suns, revolved around the concept of Khan and her blonde, hedonistic alter ego Pearl, and featured a duet with Scott Walker.

~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi

Bat for Lashes

Bat For Lashes singer Natasha Khan finds it ''frustrating'' and ''weird'' to be compared to Tori Amos just because they both play piano.

(BANG) -

Bat For Lashes hates being compared to Tori Amos.

The singer - real name Natasha Khan - finds it "frustrating" and "weird" to be compared to the 'Cornflake Girl' hitmaker just because of her choice in musical instrument.

She said: "I'm getting f**king tired of people saying that I sound like Tori Amos just because I play the piano. It's just so shallow and weird and inaccurate."

Despite her frustration, the 29-year-old singer enjoys performing live because of the intense atmosphere of the crowd.

She explained: "I feel like the more you sing out that stuff and the more it becomes part of this communal ritual experience, it kind of diffused the intensity of it on a tragic, personal level and becomes something that's swirling around in the universe."

Meanwhile, the 'Daniel' songstress - who was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2007 and 2009 - says she was greatly inspired by the late pop star Michael Jackson.

She explained: "I want to communicate to the everyday person. I don't want to just roll around in my own avant-garde pool of coolness. I feel like the greatest people to me, and the ones that have touched me, were through the radio when I was 11 years old.

"Michael Jackson was such a one-off, the epitome of a child lost in an adult's world.

"People like that just have a high voltage running through them and you don't see it very often."

(C) BANG Media International

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