Khan s sounds and visions are even more widescreen here, full of pristine electronics and heady concepts, and Scott Walker, the undisputed king of high-concept music, duets with her on the ultra-theatrical finale The Big Sleep. It takes a lot of ambition to pull off that kind of alchemy, and that ambition defines Two Suns. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Home New Global Games Register Login About Taringa Shouts Posts Tops Explore Popular channels Advertise on Taringa Help Community guidelines Developers Report content Report abuse - DMCA Terms and conditions Disclaimer Channels.
Khan believed that living in Brooklyn when bands such as MGMT and Gang Gang Dance were emerging on the music scene had an influence on the albums musical style.ĭanielwith its propulsive percussion and grand, stormy atmosphericsis a case in point but Khan, playing a litany of instruments ranging from guitar to harmonium, challenges herself by tackling everything from jerky electronica (the stunning Pearls Dream) to off-kilter breakbeat (Glass) to further escape the shadow of a certain ethereal pop forbear. I wanted to photograph myself in that situation and just see what it made me feel. Pearl is featured on three songs: Siren Song, Pearls Dream and the closing track The Big Sleep. It was produced by Natasha Khan herself and David Kosten, who also worked on her debut album, Fur and Gold. Tracklist: 01 Glass 02 Sleep Alone 03 Moon and Moon 04 Daniel 05 Peace of Mind 06 Siren Song 07 Pearls Dream 08 Good Love 09 Two Planets 10 Traveling Woman 11 The Big Sleep Special Edition: 01 Wilderness 02 Sleep Alone (909s in DarkTimes Mix) 03 Daniel (Lo Fi) 04 A Forest (The Cure cover) 05 Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover) 06 Good Love (live at Shepherds Bush Empire, 19 April 2009) 07 Daniel (live on Radiohead tour at Nimes, 14 June 2008) 08 Lonely (live at Koko, 29 October 2007). At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an score of 76, based on 32 reviews.Bat for Lashes was asked to support Radiohead on their European tour last summer at the bands personal request, where she assembled a new live band to explore fresh musical forms, before heading out to New York and the Californian desert to write what has now become Two Suns.
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Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 76/100 Review scores Source Rating B+ C 8/10 8.5/10 8/10 Two Suns received generally positive reviews from. The song 'Glass' was used in the trailer for the 2012 video game.
Both 'Siren Song' and the mix of ' were featured in the of the American supernatural drama television series, while only the latter was included on the series' soundtrack album.
Concept According to the accompanying press release, Two Suns is 'a record of modern-day fables exploring dualities on a number of levels-two lovers, two planets, two sides of a personality', bringing reflection about 'the philosophy of the self and duality, examining the need for both chaos and balance, for both love and pain, in addition to touching on ideas concerning the connections between all existence.' In Two Suns, Khan also presents an named Pearl, described by the press release as 'a destructive, self-absorbed, blonde, of a persona who acts as a direct foil to Khan's more mystical, desert-born spiritual self.' Promotion ' was released on 1 March 2009 as the album's lead single, reaching number thirty-six on the.