Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold
Reviewed by jonathan
Fur and Gold is Bat for Lashes' first album. It should go gold, if it hasn't already, because it is a beautiful album. A bit like a Cat Power/Tori Amos mash-up, the group, led by English/Pakistani Natasha Khan, is a gorgeous intermingling of Khan's thrilling voice and involved instrumentation; from viola to autoharp, harmonium to trombone. "Tahiti" sounds like Kate Bush meeting Loreena McKennitt's back-up musicians. "I'm on Fire," is one of the best Springsteen covers you'll hear. Fur and Gold is golden and it'll be interesting to see how they progress. [www.batforlashes.co.uk]