That up there is the NSFW cover of Bat for Lashes' new album The Haunted Man. The image was shot by photographer Ryan McGinley. It also now has a U.S. release date: October 23 via Capitol. (It's out October 15 in the UK via Parlophone/EMI.) Also check out the first taste of the album, the track "Laura", above. The beautiful video for "Laura" can also be viewed below.
Natasha Khan has announced a number of UK and European tour dates throughout the late summer and fall.
Bat for Lashes:
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-09 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
10-18 Inverness, Scotland - Ironworks
10-19 Edinburgh, Scotland - Picture House
10-21 Glasgow, Scotland - O2 ABC
10-22 Manchester, England - Cathedral
10-25 Leeds, England - Metropolitan University
10-26 Norwich, England - University of East Anglia
10-28 Leicester, England - O2 Academy
10-29 London, England - Forum
11-01 Birmingham, England - HMV Institute
11-02 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms
11-03 Portsmouth, England - Pyramids
11-04 Brighton, England - Dome Concert Hall
11-15 Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
11-18 Zurich, Switzerland - Rotefabrik
11-19 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
11-20 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
11-22 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
11-23 Madrid, Spain - Teatro Kapital
11-25 Paris, France - Le Trianon
11-26 Lille, France - Le Spendid
11-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11-29 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
Album official tracklisting:
1. Lilies
2. All Your Gold
3. Horses of the Sun
4. Oh Yeah
5. Laura
6. Winter Fields
7. The Haunted Man
8. Marilyn
9. A Wall
10. Rest Your Head
11. Deep Sea Diver
Sources: 1 , 2