'Bat For Lashes' is the vehicle for London singer/multi-instrumentalist Natasha Khan. She is a Music and Visual Arts graduate and the visual arts aspect certainly comes through in her live performances and videos. "Daniel" was a single taken from her second album 'Two Suns' released last year. Khan has stated that the Daniel from the title is based on a fictional character she fell in love with as a teenager.... the cover of the 7" has a painting of the Karate Kid character Daniel LaRusso on her back, so she wasn't being ambiguous with that statement. Her vocals are as good as ever and along with the dreamy instrumentation of synths, strings and beats, it is nothing short of sensational. The 80's influenced sound of The Cure shines through as well. The B-Side to the 7" is a cover of The Cure's "A Forest" which makes so much sense after hearing "Daniel". Any Bitter FM Listener would've heard that on air as well, I'm sure.
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