Bat for Lashes is the work of British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist talister and visual artist Natasha Khan
Natasha Khan was born in Hertfordshire, England, October 25, 1979 and now lives in Brighton England, Khan graduated in music and visual arts, while the university her experimental work was influenced by artists by Steve Reich and Susan Hiller, and she produced multi-media work focuses on sound installation animation and performance, she continued to work as a nanny, and it was during this period that she began writing material for her first album "When I write music, it is a very visual place in my mind, "said Khan," It is a place full of characters and colors and landscapes so those two things really complement each other and they help the othera flower and to support other they are like brother and sister "
Her debut single" The Wizard "was released digitally via Drowned in Sound Records and the seven-inch vinyl with Khan's own imprint She Bear Records, she signed for a then record label Echo together Feeder and former Moloko singer Róisín Murphy and released her debut album fur and Gold September 11, 2006 In 2007, Bat for Lashes parted with Echo and signed to Parlophone records Fur and Gold was released again with the addition of bonus materials, a limited vinyl version was released in Los Angeles indie label Manimal Vinyl May 2007
Bat for Lashes' music has been likened to the work Björk PJ Harvey Annie Lennox Tori Amos Fiona Apple Her album The Horizon has been compared to the work of Stevie Nicks DoLores O'Riordan and Fleetwood Mac
In 2007, Bat for Lashes performed at Glastonbury and toured in the United States July 17 Fur and Gold was announced as one of the albums nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize way to Klaxons' Myths Of The Near Future, although it is a favorite among the British media to win the prize
Even in 2007, American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) She was awarded the ASCAP Vanguard Award, and chose her to perform at ASCAP's prestigious "ASCAP Presents ..." Showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas
She was one of the nominees for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Female "in the Brit Awards 2008
She came into prominent in 2008 for her distinctive music video for" What's A Girl To Do "
Thom Yorkeand Mia has previously complimented her work, Birch was also seen in his early gigs Radiohead's 2008 tour included several exhibitions with Bat for Lashes as their joints
Bat for Lashes appeared on Manimal Vinyl tribute record Perfect as Cats: A Tribute To The Cure She covered "A Forest" which was originally a song by The Cure 1980
The Bat for Lashes live line-up includes a constantly revolving cast of musicians often change on a per-tour because the last line-up includes Ben Christophers Charlotte Hatherley and Sarah Jones also plays drums in New Young Pony Club this line-up announced in March 2009
Bat for Lashes released their second album The Horizon in April 2009 with the song "Daniel", released the first single in March on 23 February Khrevealed in an interview on radio station XFM to cover for the single had been shot in Brighton Beach near her home, she also designed a limited edition cover for Fact magazine, which coincided with an interview she did for them
In April 2009 she appeared on the BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, she made an acoustic version of single "Daniel" and also included "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon
Her first appearance on American television was 1 May 2009 at The Late Show with David Letterman performing the song "Daniel - San Wax on Wax Off "
May 15, 2009 she appeared on NPR (World Cafe) in which she argued," Daniel "" Moon and Moon (only piano) and Prescilla "
