Singer and composer Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes has been compared to many other volatile femme fatales including Tori Amos, Bjork, PJ Harvey and Kate Bush. And Khan's songwriting style definitely fits into in the same genre as these other female artists. However, just like each of them, Khan has a style and dynamism that are totally unique to her.
Khan's imagination carries her on flights of fancy that take us back to the heraldic age of knights in shining armor, dragons, and unicorns. In interviews, Natasha explains that she can actually see the inspiration for her songs in in her mind. While Natasha hasn't said whether or not her inspiration comes from a childhood filled with the Labyrinth, books about faeries and trips to Renaissance festivals, she is very open about her songwriting process.
She talks about how the inspiration for , Fur and Gold, her first album, came to her in a dream. She was working at a nursery school and finding it hard to pay her bills, then she had a dream about Joan of Arc, inspiring her to start an album. After the success of Fur and Gold, Natasha had some personal experiences that inspired album number two, under her alter personality Pearl. Pearl a blonde, self-centered hottie, is the subject of many songs on the Two Suns album.
Natasha's utilizes unusual instruments, in Bats for Lashes. The bells, violas, and harpsichords, are fused with synthesized, creating a haunting yet beautiful sound.
The outstanding vocals and soundscapes, of Two Suns, makes it easy to forget that the lyrics are about knights, and emerald cities. Bat for Lashes fans will truly be impressed at the new level of artistic ability that Two Suns brings forth.
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