Prompted by Pitchfork's recent review, I picked up a copy of Bat For Lashes Two Suns this past week. This album has a few strong moments, but ultimately pales in comparison to any Portishead record or the first few by Tori Amos, all of which you can't help but compare it to.
A few highlights come to mind: the opener, "Glass", uses pounding drums to chilling effect, and he voice lifts an octave beautifully on the chorus. The piano rhythm with the organ behind it is chilling on the waltzing ballad "Moon And Moon", although the whole song feels like it's building to something that doesn't happen. The track on the album that interested me the most is "The Big Sleep", but that is a result of my surprise that the famously reclusive Scott Walker would do a duet with anybody. As the king of haunting art-rock, there really isn't anybody better to sing counter melodies if creepiness and loneliness are the desired effect.
Not a bad album - definitely a musician to keep an eye on in the future if you love the Feist/Cat Power/Joanna Newsome set.
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