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Bat For Lashes Live Dates,New Single & Mercury Nomination

• 29th Jul 2009

Bat for Lashes’ album Two Suns has been nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize. This is the second nomination in as many records for the delectable Natasha Khan, who was the only multiple nominee on this year’s list, elevating her into the ranks of other Mercury veterans like Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys. The winner is due to be announced live on BBC Two on Tuesday 8 September 2009.

The new single ‘Sleep Alone’ is released on 7 September and a full UK tour has been announced for October with very special guests Yeasayer, who played on several tracks from Two Suns.

Following an immense Glastonbury show, an epic Somerset House performance (not just musically but meteorologically) and a packed out headline set at Latitude, a full UK tour has been announced for October with two nights at the Roundhouse in London. Khan continues to delight audiences and critics alike with her magical live shows, with Johnny Depp being the latest in a long line of high profile fans proclaiming Two Suns to be a “masterpiece” when interviewed on Radio 1 recently. Added to that, Coldplay have asked Natasha to join them for two dates in Europe this September.

‘Sleep Alone’, the third single to be taken from the acclaimed album Two Suns, combines a nagging acoustic riff with dark disco beats, fluttering strings and Natasha’s spooked falsetto vocal; “My mama told me / the dream of love is a two-hearted dream”.

The second track is the slower paced ‘Moon & Moon’. Beautifully recorded, the simple, lush piano melody paired with Natasha’s silky vocal yearning over long distance love and the pain of separation is a startling reminder of her effortless knack for straight-to-the-heart songwriting.

The digital release also includes a remix of ‘Sleep Alone’ by the hotly tipped Swedish electronic wizards (and producers of the new Fever Ray album) Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid, as well as two stunning radio session tracks recorded live from Sirus Satellite Radio in New York.

Coldplay Support Dates:

Mon 7 September Paris Parc des Princes

Wed 9 September Nijmegen Goffertpark

UK Tour Dates with Special Guests Yeasayer:

Fri 11 Sept Bestival Isle Of Weight (Headlining the Big Top) SOLD OUT

Thu 1 Oct Bournemouth Opera House

Fri 2 Oct Brighton Dome

Sun 4 Oct Cambridge Corn Exchange

Mon 5 Oct London Roundhouse

Tue 6 Oct London Roundhouse

Fri 9 Oct Bristol Colston Hall

Sat 10 Oct Liverpool O2 Academy

Mon 12 Oct Nottingham Rock City

Tue 13 Oct Leeds O2 Academy

Wed 14 Oct Manchester Academy

Fri 16 Oct Cardiff University

Sat 17 Oct Sheffield Octagon

Mon 19 Oct Glasgow O2 Academy

Tue 20 Oct Edinburgh HMV Picture House