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With Fur & Gold, Bat for Lashes -- aka Natasha Khan -- brings a fairytale quality and air of mystery to her music, performing a delicate balancing act between everyday emotions and the power of fantasy. As the title suggests, there's something gorgeous but raw about her songs, which fly from spare British chamber folk to shades of lavish rock, pop, and dance as she throws herself into stories that update the traditions of other iconic female artists. She's a warrior princess of the moors with only her steed to keep her company on "Horse and I," a song whose dramatic sweep would do Kate Bush proud; on the fable-like sensual duet "Trophy," Khan sings "creatures of mercy/shoot them down and set me free" with Björk-like urgency. Despite Fur & Gold's unabashedly mystical vibe, Khan emphasizes the reality in her magical reality, whether she makes it sound like it's perfectly natural to sing "drink his blood and he's our leader" on "The Wizard," or crafts strong heroines on songs such as "Prescilla"'s urban folk or "Sarah"'s surprising rock. The most remarkable thing -- out of a lot of remarkable things -- about Fur & Gold is the emotional power of Khan's songs. "What's a Girl to Do?" might be decorated with beautifully ghostly girl group beats and harmonies, but the pain of falling out of love is palpable. Best of all is "Sad Eyes," a love song so warm and fragile that the way it cuts to the quick when Khan sings "trying to keep it together/keep my love as light as a feather" is breathtaking. As far flung as these songs can be, they never sound scattered, and only rarely overdone: the thunderstorm-laden ballad "I Saw a Light" is the only moment that feels close to over the top. Fortunately, the final track, a soaring cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire" that shows off Khan's vulnerable, old soul voice to its finest, more than compensates. This is a vivid, accomplished, transporting debut.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Howard Gott, Violin - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Sophie Sirota, Violin - Tim Byford, Drums - Abi Fry, Viola - Emma Ramsdale, Harp
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Howard Gott, Violin - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Sophie Sirota, Violin - Josh T. Pearson, Guitar, Vocals - Josh T Pearson, Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Caroline Weeks, Vocals, Autoharp - Abi Fry, Viola
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Ben Christophers, Guitar, Bass, Guitarra - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Tim Byford, Drums - Emma Ramsdale, Harp
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Harmonium - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Ben Christophers, Guitar, Bass - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Caroline Weeks, Guitar, Vocals
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Autoharp - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Caroline Weeks, Guitar, Guitarra
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Caroline Weeks, Guitar, Vocals - Abi Fry, Viola - Mary Funnell, Violin - Anna McInerney, Violin
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Mike Goodman, Vocals - Abi Fry, Viola - Josh T. Pearson, Vocals - Josh T Pearson, Backing Vocals
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Tim Hutton, Trombone, Trumpet - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Ben Christophers, Guitar, Bass - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Tim Byford, Drums - Abi Fry, Viola - Michael T Sell, Vocals
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals - David Kosten, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Tim Young, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Tim Byford, Drums - Abi Fry, Viola - Will Lemon, Vocals - Josh T. Pearson, Guitar, Vocals - Josh T Pearson, Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Natasha Khan, Producer, Piano, Vocals - Bat For Lashes, MainArtist - Bruce Springsteen, Composer - David Dickey, Producer, Mixer - Caroline Weeks, Vocals, Marxophone Zither - Abi Fry, Viola, Vocals - Lizzy Carey, Violin, Vocals
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2006 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
Albumbeschreibung
With Fur & Gold, Bat for Lashes -- aka Natasha Khan -- brings a fairytale quality and air of mystery to her music, performing a delicate balancing act between everyday emotions and the power of fantasy. As the title suggests, there's something gorgeous but raw about her songs, which fly from spare British chamber folk to shades of lavish rock, pop, and dance as she throws herself into stories that update the traditions of other iconic female artists. She's a warrior princess of the moors with only her steed to keep her company on "Horse and I," a song whose dramatic sweep would do Kate Bush proud; on the fable-like sensual duet "Trophy," Khan sings "creatures of mercy/shoot them down and set me free" with Björk-like urgency. Despite Fur & Gold's unabashedly mystical vibe, Khan emphasizes the reality in her magical reality, whether she makes it sound like it's perfectly natural to sing "drink his blood and he's our leader" on "The Wizard," or crafts strong heroines on songs such as "Prescilla"'s urban folk or "Sarah"'s surprising rock. The most remarkable thing -- out of a lot of remarkable things -- about Fur & Gold is the emotional power of Khan's songs. "What's a Girl to Do?" might be decorated with beautifully ghostly girl group beats and harmonies, but the pain of falling out of love is palpable. Best of all is "Sad Eyes," a love song so warm and fragile that the way it cuts to the quick when Khan sings "trying to keep it together/keep my love as light as a feather" is breathtaking. As far flung as these songs can be, they never sound scattered, and only rarely overdone: the thunderstorm-laden ballad "I Saw a Light" is the only moment that feels close to over the top. Fortunately, the final track, a soaring cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire" that shows off Khan's vulnerable, old soul voice to its finest, more than compensates. This is a vivid, accomplished, transporting debut.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:46
- Main artists: Bat For Lashes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Echo
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo ℗ 2007 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as Echo
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