Bat for Lashes

Bat for Lashes is not a band, but the stage name of Natasha Khan, a critically praised English musician. She plays multiple instruments including the piano, the harpsichord and the autoharp. She also has a background in the visual arts, which shows in her elaborate shamanic costumes and sets. Her work has been described as "mystical indie pop", with its lush, ethereal soundscapes and lyrics that are, uh, mystical. Her first album, Fur and Gold, was more earthy and insular in its instrumentation and her second album, Two Suns, features more electronic influences.

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Discography:

• Fur and Gold (2006)
• Two Suns (2009)

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Bat for Lashes provides examples of the following tropes:

• Album Title Drop:
  • Fur and Gold: On track two, "Trophy"
  • Two Suns: On track one, "Glass"
• Awesome McCoolname: Both of her names.
• Berserk Button: Do not compare her to Tori Amos.
• Concept Album: Part of Two Suns revolves around Pearl, a blond-curled Femme Fatale alter ego of Khan.
• The Cover Changes the Gender: Her cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire" does this.
• Crowning Music of Awesome: In "Siren Song" when the song builds up.
  • "Prescilla".
• Femme Fatale: Pearl, as mentioned above. Explored in "Siren Song", in which she laments the fact that she will inevitably destroy the man she loves.
• I Am the Band
• Nightmare Fuel: The Donnie Darko-esque music video to "What's A Girl To Do?".
• Shout-Out: The song "Daniel" is named after the hero from The Karate Kid. The music video contains references to the film, most notably the appearance of a Daniel look-alike at the end, and the cover of the single depicts Khan with an image of the character painted on her back.
• Signature Song: "Daniel".
• Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion: In her version of "I'm on Fire":

Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and blunt
And cut a 6-inch valley through the middle of my... soul

• Tear Jerker: Natasha's music has alternately been described as 'sad music made by a sad girl.'
  • Case in point: "Sad Eyes". An incredibly appropriate title.
• Triang Relations: The song "Prescilla", which features the heroine, Karen, who loves an unnamed man...but the man loves Prescilla.