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Shakers and drums and the arrival of a new vocal talent. Natasha Khan has the kind of atmospheric and alluring voice not seen for many years. Her voice dominates this album, along
with the often fairly minimal yet effective music, characterised by tribalesque soft drums and odd segments of percussion. I hear echoes of Siouxsie Sioux and of Bjork in these vocals. A song like 'What's A Girl To Do' for example opens with the Spector 'Be My Baby' drum pattern, then takes a left turn. An atmospheric tune with ghostly female vocals and 'haha' backing vocals. Heavy on echoey drums and closing again at the end with the Spector drum beat. As an aside, the Spector jury voted something like 10-2 to convict him of manslaughter or 2nd degree murder, whatever it was, so couldn't reach a unanimous verdict. It would be a shame to see his sparkling musical legacy tarnished. Anyway, 'Trophy' makes the most of the Bjork comparisons, sounding exactly like her vocally. You know, when Bjork is away from music doing whatever a Bjork does, fans of Bjork could well be advised to check out the likes of 'Trophy' on itunes to see if they like what they hear. My first thoughts upon hearing the album were to think of mentioning the word 'Gothic', but this is no Sisters Of Mercy album, here. Something like the piano ballad 'Sad Eyes' gets an award from me for being one of the loveliest tunes to appear on a new album this year.
Two Suns 7 ( 2009 ) Glass / Sleep Alone / Moon and Moon / Daniel / Piece of Mind / Siren Song / Pearl's Dream / Good Love / Two Planets / Traveling Woman / The Big Sleep Some acts are annoying for a reviewer, eg, when I type 'Hat For Lashes' for some reason instead of 'Bat' when I feel the need to touch type for example, even though really i'm not quite accurate enough to do so. Well, i'd almost, but not quite, qualify as a decent PA. Still, moving on, 'Bat For Lashes' follow-up the impressive headwear of their debut outing with an altogether more produced, full suit and power skirt kind of affair. Sure, this girl still has a voice that will make you shut up and sit up, yet to move too far into the middle of the highway so soon could be a mistake. The warblings of the largely tuneless opening cut 'Glass' would suggest so, at least. Far better is 'Daniel', Bat For Lashes sounds attractively like early Sinead O'Connor mixed with Siouxsie Sioux and this song at least has melody, the bass and vocals are key to making this one work. this page last updated 27/03/09 MP3 Streaming | Message Board | News & Articles | Music Review Sites | Poetry | Ratings At A Glance Readers Comments | Shorts & Promos | Singles Bar | Top 100 Albums | Updates/New
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