Fur and Gold

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studio album
First released:
Sep 11 2006

Overview Edit

Fur and Gold is the debut album by English solo artist Bat for Lashes, released in 2006. It was released to critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. In 2007, the album was re-released through Parlophone with the addition of a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "I'm on Fire". Fur and Gold contains the singles "The Wizard", "Trophy", "Prescilla", and "What's a Girl to Do?" In 2008, "What's a Girl to Do?" was re-released as a 12" with a remix featuring Scroobius Pip and Plaid.

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Catalog number:
98201
Release dates:
  • Jul 31 2007 in United States

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Alternative, Dream Pop, Gothic, Indie. Vote on Genres

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4 stars Relax,,, Settle in,,, And get ready to be mesmorized
Bat for Lashes is the one-woman band of Natasha Khan, a UK singer song-writer of Pakistani origin. If you aren't familiar with her sound, imagine Bjork meets Joanna Newsom meets Kate Bush with a splash of Dido even. I'm not entirely sure where I found out about this, it's either my 17 yr old daughter or internet-only station WOXY, but no matter, you are in for a delight.

"Fur and Gold" (11 tracks, plus 1 bonus track; 49 min.) is the debut album of Bat for Lashes. The opener "Horse and I" is a h…
Written by Paul Allaer
3 stars BAT FOR LASHES - "Fur & Gold"
I heard this group on KCRW in Los Angeles and they were fabulous so I ordered both of their albums only to find that they were over produced and didn't have nearly the energy that I heard in that live radio performance. If only I could have that KCRW set on CD! Anyway, in my haste to order the first two albums I evidently didn't separate my orders between two sources and ended up getting two of "Fur & Gold" from Smogtown Records when I only wanted one. Amazon said simply send the extra back for …
Written by David B. Lewis "DBL"

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Fur and Gold 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Echo
release dates: Sep 11 2006 in Belgium, Sep 11 2006 in France, Sep 11 2006 in Netherlands
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Fur and Gold 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 094639820122
release dates: Sep 11 2006 in United Kingdom
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