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Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

Bat For Lashes

Mercury nominated for her Fur and Gold debut in 2006, Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan returns with a new line up, warm sound, and a guest spot from Scott Walker. Tipped by everyone from national broadsheet to bedroom blogger she is sure to be in the reckoning come the 8 September ceremony.

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    • 1. At 9:02pm on 26 Jul 2009, astroTriciaB wrote:

      I heard the song Daniel months ago on Absolute Radio and loved it. The band is very worthy of the nomination.

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    • 2. At 4:56pm on 01 Aug 2009, TekPete wrote:

      Near the end of April, I was at work training a young German lad (his name was Daniel - no bull!). At that time I had a radio under my bench tuned to Radio 2 and the song "Daniel" by Bat For Lashes came on.
      So I said "They're playing your song, Daniel", he listened for a moment, and asked "Vot is she like?".
      I replied "I don't know.... Does it matter?"
      Later I decided to find out about this Bat For Lashes, thinking she was probably a "one hit wonder". Well not only did I find out that she is stunningly good looking but also her other songs are excellent as well. I found a video clip of her performing "What's a girl to do?" whilst riding a bike. -Wow.
      So I think she should win the Mercury Award, although I think the competition is quite fierce.
      Maybe they should choose someone who can give a good live performance.
      Thanks Daniel for asking the question, I might not have made the effort to find out otherwise.
      Sadly since then, I have been made to remove my radio from under the bench, apparently it poses a danger because it hasn't been PAT tested.
      So how do I deal with the boredom?

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    • 3. At 5:55pm on 07 Sep 2009, peterspostoffice wrote:

      I think all her songs are just amazing, she is the most talented artist since Kate Bush and Tori Amos

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