Been eight months since last we mentioned Brighton-based chanteuse Natasha Khan (aka Bat For Lashes), and it’s not for lack of love; rather, we’ve allowed the dearth of States-side PR movement around Fur & Gold to let us plunge its dreamlike depths at our own, studious pace. It’s a nice change. And a perfect record for it.
Live, Bat For Lashes is a four-woman band: Natasha behind a piano, strumming an autoharp, at stage front bedecked in classical Greek headdress and sparkly pleated skirt; the rest switching from guitar to hand percussion to violin, rounding out scene and surrealist vibe. No proper drumset, just a spread of kit components (floor tom here, another tom there), aided by sampler triggers, loops, bells. She’s one of Thom’s picks (singling out opening track “Horse And I”), and clearly he knows his shit. The audience rapt, Natasha belting like a Björk-infused Kate Bush for the young indie set — Bat For Lashes is poised to be the heart-trodden siren for the new school (girls want to be her, guys want to be with her, etc). “Prescilla,” the Amos-recalling “I Saw A Light” and “Sad Eyes” were special, though the floor-stomping/hand-clapping “Sarah” was the true shiver-inducing souvenir. Photogenic as she is, we’ve but one pic to share with you. Think it does the trick, no?
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‘Tasha Khan
‘Tasha Khan
‘Tasha Khan
‘Tasha Khan let me rock you
Let me rock you ‘Tasha Khan
Let me rock you that’s all I wanna do
‘Tasha Khan let me rock you
Let me rock you ‘Tasha Khan
Let me rock you ’cause I feel for you
‘Tasha Khan won’t ya tell me what you wanna do
Do you feel for me
The way I feel for you
‘Tasha Khan let me tell you what I wanna do
I wanna love you wanna hug you wanna squeeze you too
Let me take you in my arms,
Let me fill you with my charms, ‘Tasha
‘Cause you know that I’m the one to keep you warm, ‘Tasha
I’ll make you more than just a physical dream
I wanna rock you, ‘Tasha baby
‘Cause you make me wanna scream
(Let me rock you/Rock you)
the new cold war kids vid for hospital beds is pretty awesome, just so you know.
http://coldwarkids.imeem.com/video/KVbuiw6N/imeem_premiere_cold_war_kids_hospital_beds/
can’t wait to see her at café du nord next month!
1. melle mel: i almost just peed my pants.
2. the show was brilliant, however i must say, there were loads of creepy little girls there. especially the one in the front row who felt she had a personal dialogue going with natasha. amazing live, regardless.
When natasha khan’s ears poked out of her long dark hair, I knew for sure that elves still exists in england. Just as they said they did in LOTR… Boy, and elves sure are enchanting in person, aren’t they?… Is it just me? Or did you think she looked like an elf as well?
lovely, i’m seeing her tonight here in chicago.