Bat For Lashes
Hadn’t heard of these (her) until I heard she was supporting Radiohead on a few of their upcoming tour dates, Saturday in Malahide Castle will be reviewed. So I decide to check it out. Usually I’m disappointed with support bands. They’re generally there just to make to headliner look better but having listened to ‘What’s a Girl To Do’ and watched the video for it below, I’m very impressed. The video’s brilliant, you have to watch that. The music is sumptuous. Beautiful little melody over very simple music and beat. Very refreshing and calming sound. I will be seeking out a copy of her debut album ‘Fur and Gold’ and will post a review in the coming days.
[...] I thought this album was going to be quite upbeat, I don’t know why. I guess from ‘What’s a Girl To Do‘, I thought that was downbeat. This is a very mellow album. There are beautiful textures, the [...]
Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold « ClemSounds said this on June 6, 2008 at 18:33 |