Bat for Lashes - Horse and I

Bat for Lashes is the stage name of Natasha Khan, an English musician, she was born in 1979.
Her first album was released in 2006 and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize.
In 2008, she received two BRIT Award nominations for Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Female Solo Artist.
In 2010, she won the UK Asian Music Awards - Best alternative act - and Ivor Novello Awards for Best contemporary song (Daniel -  from her second album).

This song is from her first album, Fur and Gold. I was hearing this album during my study today and decided I had to share this artist with you guys today.

After graduation she worked as a nursery school teacher and in that time she wrote the material for this album.

Whenever I'm writing music it's a very visual place in my mind. It has a location full of characters and colours and landscapes, so those two things really complement each other, and they help the other one to blossom and support the other. They are like brother and sister.


The whole album is very melodious and calm. A good one to hear when you're studying or when you just want/need to relax. I will definitively going to hear the other album she released in 2009, Two suns.

The smell of redwood giants.
The banquet for the shadows.
Horse and I, we're dancers in the dark.
Came upon the headdress.
It was gilded, dark and golden.
The children sang.
I was so afraid I took it to my head and prayed.

A.