Guardian Music — What kind of band are Bastille? And does that really matter, when people are embracing them so readily?Reading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: London.The lineup: Dan Smith (vocals, instruments), plus band.The background: Bastille have b... more info

Guardian Music — As the sweeping grandeur of Laura confirms, Bat for Lashes is at her best when on first-name terms with her creationsReading on mobile? Watch hereFully aware that her last (and possibly only?) great single, Daniel, was given a first name for a title,... more info

KEXP Seattle — Yesterday was a sad day for Seattle Mariners fans, as Ichiro Suzuki has been traded to the Yankees. In his personal response to these events, Ben Gibbard has written an upbeat yet melancholy tribute to the well-loved baseball player entitled “Ichir... more info

78s — Die grosse Party ist vorbei. Aber Natasha Khan lässt keine Katerstimmung aufkommen, sie ist voller Zuversicht. Im Herbst wird Bat for Lashes ihr drittes Album veröffentlichen. Nachdem sie 2009 ihrer Jugendliebe “Daniel” einen Song gewidmet hat... more info

Chorus.fm — *Bat For Lashes* (http://www.facebook.com/batforlashes) will release her new album The Haunted Man on October 23rd via Capitol Records. You can check out the NSFW album artwork and stream her new single "Laura" in the replies. more info

Tastes Like Caramel — After catching Bat For Lashes’ extremely intimate warmup gig in Cambridge last month, I’ve been itching to have those songs on my iPod. The wait is over for one of those tracks as Laura was released today on iTunes along with the video clip ... more info

Prefix — Above is the recently-revealed (and very bare) album cover for The Haunted Man, the forthcoming album from more info

Chorus.fm — Listen to *Bat For Lashes* (http://www.batforlashes.com)' new single "Laura" here (http://soundcloud.com/batforlashes/bat-for-lashes-laura). You can also see the artwork for the forthcoming album, The Haunted Man, in the replies. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bat for Lashes returns this fall with The Haunted Man, her first new album in three years and the first new music we've heard from Natasha Khan since her duet with Beck on the Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack in 2010.... more info

Consequence of Sound — The lead single from The Haunted Man. more info