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Coming off her 2009 record Two Suns and its subsequent world tour, Bat For Lashes mastermind Natasha Khan returned to her Brighton, England home in a state of creative exile. She had ended the relationship that had inspired her impressive sophomore effort, and an unshakable cloak of writer’s block was slowly tightening its grip on the musician, to the point where she began questioning her future in music altogether. Knowing she could not live in a state of autonomous self-doubt, Khan began reaching out to artists like Thom Yorke (whose advice was simply “to draw”) and Beck for creative direction. Along with gaining advice from peers, Khan pulled inspiration from a book called The Enchantment of Art and David Lean’s film Ryan’s Daughter, both of which sparked her to write “Lilies”, the creative breakthrough that would eventually be the elegantly cutting opener to her third and most magnificent album to date in The Haunted Man.
While the LP's title and album artwork may suggest a certain darkness, the album wields stunning moments of elation and joyfulness that can only come from the vanquishing of a deep and difficult challenge; these ideas are only haunted insofar as they are presented by Khan in her most vulnerable state, one that brings out her deepest fears, while also bringing a steadfast liberation.
Tonight, Khan brings her Bat For Lashes tour to Town Ballroom. Doors are at 7, tickets are still available online, and will be at the door for $23.
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