Bat For Lashes

Bat For Lashes – The Bride (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 52:56 minutes | 1002 MB | Genre: Indie Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone UK

Exploring femininity in all its personas is a major part of Bat for Lashes’ music, and never more so than on The Bride. On Natasha Khan’s fourth album, the titular character undergoes a more dramatic transformation than most brides do at their weddings: After her fiance is killed in a car accident en route to the wedding, she flees the church and goes on her honeymoon alone. It’s a more single-minded concept than some of Bat for Lashes’ other albums, and since Khan’s music is as theatrical as it is vulnerable, it should be a perfect fit. However, The Bride’s journey through romance, horror, grief, and healing is more subdued than might be expected. The album begins vividly: Bedecked in fluttering harps and some of Khan’s loveliest vocals yet, “I Do” has all the showy nuptial romance of a petal-strewn aisle. It’s so incredibly sweet that it feels like it’s tempting fate, offering the perfect setup for the brewing terror on “In God’s House,” as well as the slow-building drama of “Joe’s Dream” and the hallucinatory panic of “Honeymooning Alone,” both of which give the death-obsessed pop of the ’50s and ’60s a highbrow update.
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