Bat for Lashes is the work of British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist Natasha Khan.
Born in Pakistan in 1979, but brought up and educated mainly in England, it was whilst working as a nursery school teacher, following her university degree in film and music, that Fur and Gold album opener "Horse and I" came to Khan in a dream. Inspired by tales of Joan of Arc, she is woken by a black horse at the window and sent on a fateful quest. This dream inspired the songs that now comprise Fur and Gold.
Recorded in London and Brighton, the album was co-produced by Khan and David Kosten (Faultline). Recurrent themes of natural forces and animal kingdoms, rugged English cliff tops and engulfing oceans – highlighted on the lament "Seal Jubilee", are juxtaposed with the energy of rough urban living, teenage bedrooms and the freedom of California highways. Josh T Pearson (Lift to Experience) guests, adding guitar and vocals on three tracks – the...
| Sat, Mar 07, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Ritz Ballroom | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Northumbria University | Newcastle, United Kingdom |
| Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Leeds Metropolitan University | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Town Hall | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2009 | 7:30 PM | The Regal | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Sat, Mar 14, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Octagon | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Anson Rooms | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Mon, Mar 16, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Corn Exchange | Brighton, United Kingdom |
| Tue, Mar 17, 2009 | 7:30 PM | shepherds bush empire | London, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Mar 19, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Indigo2 | Greenwich, United Kingdom |
| Tue, Apr 07, 2009 | 7:00 PM | The Ritz | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Tue, Apr 07, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Ritz Ballroom | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Wed, Apr 08, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Queen Margaret Union | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Apr 09, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Northumbria University | Newcastle, Australia |
| Thu, Apr 09, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Northumbria University | Newcastle, United Kingdom |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Leeds Met | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Leeds Metropolitan University | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Town Hall | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Birmingham Town Hall | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2009 | 7:30 PM | The Regal | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Anson Rooms | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2009 | 7:30 PM | Corn Exchange | Brighton, United Kingdom |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2009 | 7:00 PM | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire | London, United Kingdom |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2009 | 7:30 PM | shepherds bush empire | London, United Kingdom |
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