Video: Bat For Lashes - 'Prescilla'

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Dear friends, Despite appearances, I am, in my own way, a girly girl. I thoroughly enjoyed playing dress up as a child, piling on my mother's shawls and spinning the way I saw Stevie Nicks do on TV. When needed, I pile on the make-up and put on the shoes. I even listen to full throttle lady music which can definitely be girly-girlier than a manicure. Sample conversation at the Delancey subway

• Bat For Lashes - Prescilla

Bat for Lashes is as much an art project as a band. Singer-songwriter Natasha Khan's sublime melancholy haunts with a cinematic quality that speaks not only to her background in film and music but to her ability to access imagery that seems to lie just behind consciousness. "I'm managing to tap into that space between sleeping and awake," says Khan, who was reared in England, spent summers in Pakistan and identifies with forebears such as Kate Bush and Björk. "There are notepads under my pillow with all kinds of scribbling . . . sometimes words written [...]

MP3: Bat For Lashes - "Horse and I" from Fur and Gold, out now on Caroline. Not sure if this would be getting as much press if Natasha Khan wasn't as adorable as the late-60s Linda Ronstadt. See for yourself...

• Bat for Lashes - Horse & I

MMB decided to wave its freak flag this weekend. Enjoy the haunting video and track "What's a Girl To Do?" by Bat for Lashes. She's currently touring North America in support of her debut release Fur and Gold . Then check out her even trippier clip for "Prescilla". Bat For Lashes [...]

Two nights ago we saw Bat For Lashes at Joe's Pub. We've raved about her before , but now we're fucking obsessed and want to see her smiling face and gold-headbanded hair every waking moment of our lives. Here are some easy points to refer to when you see BFL at your local indie venue: 1. She's like Cat Power having tea with Kate Bush 2. At a renaissance fair 3. Held at a Native American reserve. This is the video for our current favorite song ever, "Prescilla". [...]

- Four songs from the bewitching UK outfit Bat For Lashes, including a couple of b-sides. [ lycanthropy ] - Poking more holes in the idea that this week's payola settlement will somehow result in torrents of music from independent labels getting regular airplay. [ Hypebot ] - Another candidate for the title of "The Next Dylan": Will Oldham. [ The Stypod ]

Track: Prescilla Artist/Band: Bat For Lashes Duration: 3:34 Description: The video for the new Bat For Lashes single, 'Prescilla', released 12th March 2007. The video was directed by Andy Bruntel. Formats available: Flash(.flv) | QuickTime | MP3

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In addition to unexpectedly championing Spank Rock and predictably pimping Liars, Thom Yorke placed a Bat For Lashes track ("Horses And I") atop his iTunes playlist, saying "Natsha Khan of Bat For Lashes ain't scared ... this song seems to...

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