Name: The Dream of Delphi
Brand: Bat For Lashes

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Catalogue number

1000145067

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Black

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-31

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Unive­rsal

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Sales:8.875

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00602465018318

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Black LP

1000149368

Extended format: Yes

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602465018332

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1000145066

602465018301

Artist

Bat For Lashes

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Decca

Bat For Lashes is the solo project of Natasha Khan, a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Born in 1979 to a Pakistani father and an English mother, Khan had a strict religious upbringing until her parents separated when she was 11 years old. She graduated in film and music, experimenting with sound installations, animations, and performance. Her music has been compared to artists like Björk, Cat Power, Tori Amos, and especially Kate Bush.

Her debut single "The Wizard" was released digitally through label Drowned In Sound and on 7-inch through her own imprint She Bear Records. Signing to Echo records, she released her first album "[Album Name]" in September 2006. The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2007 but lost out to Klaxons.

Khan's live band has included musicians such as Ben Christophers, Charlotte Hatherley, and Sarah Jones (3). With her unique blend of influences and captivating performances, Bat For Lashes continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

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The&nbsp;Dream&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Delphi&nbsp;is an ode to motherhood created in LA, Natasha’s second home, during&nbsp;the&nbsp;Covid-19 pandemic. It’s a sonic archive&nbsp;of&nbsp;a time when Natasha birthed her daughter&nbsp;Delphi&nbsp;earth side.&nbsp;The&nbsp;record weaves together ten song poems, documenting&nbsp;the&nbsp;polarity&nbsp;of&nbsp;navigating both an exterior world that was seemingly turning upside down, whilst also experiencing&nbsp;theprofoundly personal and transformational early moments&nbsp;of&nbsp;mothering&nbsp;Delphi, named after&nbsp;the&nbsp;Greek Oracle,&nbsp;the&nbsp;ancient future teller.&nbsp;The&nbsp;music became Natasha’s sanctuary, born out&nbsp;of&nbsp;stolen trips to&nbsp;the&nbsp;studio, where each track was improvised and completed in a few hours and chronologises her diary like&nbsp;offerings over a period&nbsp;of&nbsp;two years;&nbsp; from&nbsp;“The&nbsp;Midwives Have Left”;&nbsp; to writing a&nbsp;“Letter To My Daughter”;&nbsp;and all&nbsp;the&nbsp;way through to&nbsp;“Waking up”,&nbsp;as well as a cover&nbsp;of&nbsp;her daughter’s favourite song,&nbsp;“Home”.While&nbsp;the&nbsp;storytelling behind Bat For Lashes’ previous albums have traditionally used otherworldly narratives and female lead characters (e.g. ‘Laura’, ‘Daniel’ and ‘The&nbsp;Bride’), for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first ti me,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Dream&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Delphi&nbsp;is about Natasha’s personal experience&nbsp;of&nbsp;the magical and sometimes melancholy intimacy&nbsp;of&nbsp;early motherhood. This record creates a more private form&nbsp;of&nbsp;mythology around&nbsp;the&nbsp;music than her previous work.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Dream&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Delphi&nbsp;touches on more&nbsp;of&nbsp;an instrumental “Bat For Lashes” world, and shows Natasha to be both a confident composer and craftswoman&nbsp;of&nbsp;intimate landscapes. While&nbsp;the&nbsp;music creates a more womb-like, ambient space for&nbsp;the&nbsp;listener, it still leaves ample room for her signature&nbsp;dream&nbsp;pop songwriting to vibrate through. Natasha has worked with Brad Oberhofer, Mary Lattimore and Jack Falby on this record.

The Dream of Delphi

Music US

Discover The Dream of Delphi by Bat For Lashes on Decca. An intimate ode to motherhood created during the pandemic. Vinyl records available.