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Last Updated: 11/17/2009

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City: Brighton
Country: UK
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Bat for Lashes will be playing her first shows in Latin America.

Coldplay have kindly asked Natasha to support them for their tour of the area in February/March 2010. The tour sees visits to Argentina, Columbia, Brazil and Mexico.

Tickets go on sale later this month.



Monday, August 24, 2009 
We are pleased to announce that Bat for Lashes will release a special edition of the album Two Suns on the 7th of September in the UK with a US and international release date to be confirmed very soon.

The double CD and DVD includes a 48 minute documentary, beautifully shot at varying locations across the world from the Joshua Tree desert and Big Sur in California, to the streets of New York and the Welsh countryside, offering an extraordinary insight into the making of Two Suns.

In addition to the full album track listing, the special edition will also contain eight bonus tracks, including the popular stripped back version of hit single ‘Daniel’, a reworking of The Cure’s ‘A Forest’ and Natasha’s poignant version of Kings Of Leon’s ‘Use Somebody’.

Bonus Tracks Listing Two Suns ‘Special Edition’:
1. Wilderness
2. Sleep Alone (909s In DarkTimes Mix)
3. Daniel (Lo Fi)
4. A Forest
5. Use Somebody
6. Good Love (Recorded live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 19 April 2009)
7. Daniel (Recorded live on Radiohead tour at Nimes, 14 June 2008)
8. Lonely (Recorded live at Koko, 29 October 2007)

Two Suns - Special Edition out 07/09/09
Saturday, August 15, 2009 
The inventive folk at MXP4 have been kind enough to make a widget for Bat for Lashes. In it are lots of goodies, images, videos and information for your delectation.

You can easily add the widget to your blog, MySpace page, Twitter or anything of that nature and share it with your friends.


Bat for Lashes Two Suns Widget
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 
If you fancy the chance of winning a signed vinyl copy of Bat for Lashes latest album ‘Two Suns’ you now have the opportunity.

GoMix have created a nice little MySpace app where you can edit your own mix of a song. ‘Sleep Alone’ the next single from ‘Two Suns’ has just been added for you to have a play around with. 

You can use the GoMix widget on the Bat for Lashes MySpace page to listen to other peoples mixes and then make your own.

So how do you win the signed vinyl copy of ‘Two Suns’? The ten most played mixes of ‘Sleep Alone’ will be listened to by Natasha herself and her favourite will be awarded the prize.


However, just so you know here are the guidelines:
1. Create a mix of ‘Sleep Alone’ using the GoMix app on MySpace.
2. When you save your mix tick the ‘Competition Entry’ box.
3. Get your entries in by the 7th of September 2009.

Get started from the Bat For Lashes MySpace or add the GoMix app directly here.

Good luck!
Thursday, August 06, 2009 
Sleep Alone’ has been chosen by Marc Radcliffe as one of his Pick and Mix tracks for this week. If it receives enough votes it will be their Record of the Week next week.


Thanks if you do!
Thursday, August 06, 2009 
Bat for Lashes has been nominated for a MTV 2009 Video Music Award in the ‘Breakthrough Video’ Category for ‘Daniel’, the first single taken from the album ‘Two Suns’.

The award is decided by a public vote so it would mean a great deal if you could take a trip over to the MTV Video Music Awards site to vote.


The winner will be announced on September 13th.
Monday, August 03, 2009 
The next single to be taken from the Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominated ‘Two Suns’ will be ‘Sleep Alone’.

‘Sleep Alone’ will be released on the 7th of September.




Monday, August 03, 2009 
Bat for Lashes will be performing live on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ on August 11th and there is a competition to win tickets to see the performance live.

Here are the details we were sent by the fine people who make the show as to how you can go about winning tickets:

“On August 11th, 2009 Bat For Lashes will be performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Here is where you come in…
How would you like a chance to be close Bat For Lashes’ performance on the show?
Click on the link below and you will be directed to our “Band Bench” Sweepstakes entry form. Enter for a chance to win seats on our band benches and an opportunity to surround the stage during Bat For Lashes’ performance.
Please make sure you include the following band code: BFL, in your entry form.


Good luck!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 
An exclusive recording of Bat for Lashes recent iTunes Festival performance at the London Roundhouse is now available as a download EP.

Tracklisting:
Glass
Sleep Alone
Siren Song
What’s A Girl to Do?
Trophy
Daniel

It is available to buy through iTunes by clicking on this link

**NB - It is initially a UK release at this time, but this is likely to be expanded very very soon - will let you know as and when this is**

Bat for Lashes iTunes Festival EP now available

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 
Just found out that Bat for Lashes second album ‘Two Suns’ has been nominated for the 2009 Barclaycard Mercury Prize as ‘An Album of the Year’.

The winner will be announced on the 8th of September 2009.