Bat For Lashes, Natasha, Loves Stevie Nicks

whitewingdove73 · #1 04-21-2009, 10:36 PM

Found this article where the artist Natasha Khan (Bat for lashes) talks about Stevie. Sorry the text isn't so clear but that's the way I found it.

She talks about Stevie a lot actually in other articles and interviews on youtube I seen in the past....she also loves Kate Bush. For those who have no idea who she is read on here and look her up on youtube

http://community.livejournal.com/ohn...18449#comments

David · #2 04-21-2009, 11:15 PM

I like Natasha!

whitewingdove73 · #3 04-21-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by David

I like Natasha!

I adore her myself. Love her latest album Two Suns

trackaghost · #4 04-22-2009, 04:08 AM

That's so awesome! Thank you for that. I went to see Bat For Lashes on Friday and she had fibre optic angels on stage and came out wearing white satin. I did think to myself she has to be a Stevie fan.

diane_k · #5 04-22-2009, 11:35 AM

Cornflake Girl · #6 04-22-2009, 12:40 PM

I've loved Bat for Lashes for a while. Great to know Natasha not only makes good music but she has good taste too. Her performances seem influenced a bit by Stevie and there are definately some similarities between her music and Kate's.

jedw · #7 04-22-2009, 06:34 PM

Bat for lashes is so great! she REALLY stands out against all the current music (crap), they played her song "Daniel" on the radio I was listening the other day and I just thought wow; thats the first time I'd heard of her.

A lot of critics compare Bat for lashes' mysterious lyrics with Stevie's as well!
She does remind me of kate bush probably more so, and her voice reminded me a little
of Sinnead o'Conner.

David · #8 04-22-2009, 08:01 PM

I'm very familiar with the music of Kate Bush.

Cornflake Girl · #9 04-23-2009, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by David

I'm very familiar with the music of Kate Bush.

I think she's a fantastic artist! I love the arrangements of her songs, her sound is unlike anyone else's -probably because she draws on inspiration outside of pop music. The ideas in a lot of her songs are interesting too. Not crazy on the Lindsey Kemp dancing though, thankfully she stopped that sometime in the mid 80s.

I realise that eulogy of Kate Bush was totally uncalled for. I couldn't help myself.

SmileAtYou · #10 04-23-2009, 03:41 PM

Anyone ever heard their song Sarah? You guys need to check out this live performance...

jedw · #11 04-23-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SmileAtYou

Anyone ever heard their song Sarah? You guys need to check out this live performance...

Whoa that was ... far out

not immediatly seeing the connection with "Sara"

Livia · #12 04-23-2009, 04:37 PM

There's another Natasha/Stevie reference in the new Paste magazine. I'll post it when I get home tonight.

trackaghost · #13 04-23-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jedw

Whoa that was ... far out

not immediatly seeing the connection with "Sara"

Apart from the song name I don't get think there's any connection either.
To tell the truth, having listened to Bat For Lashes since Fur And Gold came out in 2006, I don't hear any Stevie influence in the actual music. It's more a style and lyrical thing, that whole fantasy world escapism. I hear more Kate Bush and Polly Harvey in Natasha Kahn's music than Stevie.
I think there's more of a musical Stevie influence in the Ladyhawke album, and Pip Brown aka Ladyhawke, is a self-confessed Stevie/Mac fan. You can definitely hear 80s-era Stevie and Mac on her debut album without a doubt and even the new video from her has an 80s Stevie look:

whitewingdove73 · #14 04-23-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SmileAtYou

Anyone ever heard their song Sarah? You guys need to check out this live performance...

I love the album version of Sarah better then the live version she was doing in 2007. Luckily she is doing the album version for her two suns tour

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Originally Posted by jedw

A lot of critics compare Bat for lashes' mysterious lyrics with Stevie's as well!
She does remind me of kate bush probably more so, and her voice reminded me a little
of Sinnead o'Conner.

She reminds me more of Kate Bush and Bjork then Stevie Nicks to be honest. Maybe in the lyrics she is Stevie - like, but everything else screams "Kate"

Listen to Daniel, very Kate Bush :P

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Originally Posted by Livia

There's another Natasha/Stevie reference in the new Paste magazine. I'll post it when I get home tonight.

Thanks, can't wait to read it! There's this video where she said she dances on stage like Stevie and Kate Bush as an example. lol

In the meantime here's a cool interview with Natasha

Bat For Lashes natasha khan two suns
by Virgin

Livia · #15 04-23-2009, 09:36 PM

Two Suns review in the May issue of Paste:

With guest spots from Scott Walker and Yeasayer, Bat for Lashes' sophomore effort lands with simple poise. While Two Suns largely discards Fur and God's more baroque elements in favor if ethereal synthesizer work, BFL continues to benefit from a deeper sense of history. Natasha Khan's ties to the English folk tradition are palpable - if you stumbled on "Sleep Alone" out of context, you might mistake it for a subtle remix of some unreleased Sandy Denny gem. There's a creeping pop sensibility here - "Daniel" sounds like a breathier take on Stevie Nicks' most elegant compositions, and "Pearl's Dream" brings a Kate Bush drama to the dancefloor.

-Jeff Leven