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| Fur & Gold | 
 enlarge | Artist: Bat For Lashes
Label: Caroline
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
Buy New: $6.98
You Save: $6.00 (46%)
New (35) Used (20) from $4.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 4509
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 98201
UPC: 094639820122
EAN: 0094639820122
ASIN: B000RHRFUO
Release Date: July 31, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW Factory Sealed - Ready to be shipped within 24 hrs from California - Average 5 workdays delivery time - Excellent customer service - Buy with confidence!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Desite the name... October 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
which managed to keep me at bay for quite a while, this turned out to be a reasonably enjoyable debut. Upon repeated listenings, however, I did find some of the lyrics more than a trifle cringeworthy. It's as if she's reaching for the same childish faerie-musings as the likes of... say Cocorosie, but there's definitely a less expressionistic and more literally mapped quality to some of the yarns that might fare better in the hands of a more accomplished lyricist. Instead, in my opinion, they come off sounding occasionally prosaic and forced, milking the magic from the mare, as it were. On the other hand, I do find the arrangements and instrument choices supremely blissful, and her voice manages to effectively carry her somewhat pedestrian sense of mysticism. However, for love of all the boys and girls out there who refuse to trade in musings of glacial palaces, fire-hooved steeds and winged-tiger saviors for a life of mindless wage-slaving for the marketed "perks" of capitalism...I give this offering a 4. I do highly recommend Faun Fables (Mother Twilight or Family Album) or Cocorosie as a no less magical complement to this album.
Different and Refreshing November 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this entire CD. It has a great variety of different emotion and sounds. I heard "What's a Girl To Do" originally and I instantly loved it, so I previewed some of the other songs and bought the album. I didn't have to listen to the album a number of times to like the songs. They are each beautiful and emotional. I especially love "The Wizard" and "The Bat's Mouth", they give me chills everytime single time. Good for people that like Feist, Imogen Heap, or Rilo Kiley.
Definitely Worth Listening To November 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you like Heather Nova, Bjork, Kate Bush, Blackmore's Night-(Candice), and Hooverphonic you won't be disappointed. Her voice has a nice blend similar to those female vocalists.
 Hauntingly Glorious December 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Comparisons have been tossed about like leaves being flung about by the wind. Bat for Lashes has been compared to Tori Amos, Thom Yorke, Bjork, and Kate Bush. Maybe Natasha Khan does owe a little something to these musicians (who are brilliant in their own right), yet she doesn't owe them anything. She is her own creation, her own artist. A talented one at that, too. From the mesmerizing opener, "Horse and I", to the last track, "I Saw a Light", "Fur and Gold" weaves a magic all its own.
I had come across Bat for Lashes on Youtube and after watching the video for "What's A Girl To Do" I was haunted by Natasha's lush voice. After listening to the entire album, I am even more haunted. She has a voice that purrs, whispers and shouts. Compare her if you will to Tori, Bjork or Kate, but I find her to be different. I hope comparisons will not bog down this wonderful talent.
Listen to this with a pair of headphones on (or even without) just so you can get the complete feel of what Bat for Lashes has to offer. You will enjoy it. It will take you to a place that you probably have not been in a long time and that you had forgotten even existed.
evokes emotion with words and music September 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The words move me and the beats makes me move. Takes me all the way back to "Golden Palominos". All the songs are good as well as different which makes the cd one of those rarities where you can enjoy listening to it straight thru and not get bored. Gets my vote for Best New Artist of 2007.
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