Elise Purdey

The Haunted Man embodies ghosts of songstresses past

Bat for Lashes is the Frankenstein of pop music. By Elise Purdey The Haunted Man is a gateway album. Natasha Khan’s influences from Portishead, Sinead O’Connor and Kate Bush stand out and, at times, dominate her new Bat For Lashes album. The many influences overshadowing the unique sound showcased in 2006’s Fur and Gold and 2009’s Two Suns leave no room for stand-out pop tracks like “Daniel” or “What’s A Girl To Do”. Instead, the album can only be fully appreciated as a single unit. Themes of optimism emerge from the dark musical undertone, like in the opening track “Lilies”,…

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