{"id":35635,"date":"2025-11-07T12:08:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T11:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/bat-for-lashes-ironic-uncompromising-and-timeless\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T12:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T11:09:09","slug":"bat-for-lashes-ironic-uncompromising-and-timeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/bat-for-lashes-ironic-uncompromising-and-timeless\/","title":{"rendered":"BAT FOR LASHES: ironic, uncompromising and timeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bat_For_Lashes_fotocredit_Michal_Pudelka-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bat_For_Lashes_fotocredit_Michal_Pudelka-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bat_For_Lashes_fotocredit_Michal_Pudelka-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bat_For_Lashes_fotocredit_Michal_Pudelka-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bat_For_Lashes_fotocredit_Michal_Pudelka-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bat_For_Lashes_fotocredit_Michal_Pudelka.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Michal Pudelka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that it&#8217;s been 20 years since <strong>Bat for Lashes<\/strong> released their album &#8220;Fur and Gold&#8221;. London-based artist Natasha Khan is taking this special anniversary as an opportunity for a re-release. It still holds a &#8220;very special place in my heart&#8221;, she explains and continues: &#8220;When I listened to the album again recently with my producer David Kosten, I was very moved &#8211; no compromises, lots of space, weird MIDI sounds, ironic lyrics, thunder and lightning, girl-group choruses, heartbreak and magic &#8230; This was the record I&#8217;d been waiting for my whole life. And I think it still holds up. I hope more people immerse themselves in this universe.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n<p>A remastered version of <strong>Bat for Lashes<\/strong>&#8216; debut album will be released on February 6, 2026. None other than Frank Arkwright ( <strong>New Order<\/strong>, <strong>Johnny Marr<\/strong>, among others) took care of it at the legendary Abbey Road Studios &#8211; in addition to the original songs, it also includes previously unreleased demos from 2005\/06 as well as live recordings from the BBC Live Lounge and sessions with Rob Da Bank.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Watch the video for &#8220;What&#8217;s a Girl to Do?&#8221; here:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lxOlrei0U3M?si=A1R0TqviL9hUQovw\" title=\"Bat For Lashes - What&#039;s a Girl to Do? (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lxOlrei0U3M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ORKUS_Kalender_2026_U1-klein-393x550.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar 2025 U1\" class=\"wp-image-35235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ORKUS_Kalender_2026_U1-klein-393x550.jpg 393w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ORKUS_Kalender_2026_U1-klein.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>By popular demand, there is once again an Orkus! calendar this year.<\/p>\n\n<p>This can now be pre-ordered:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/p\/orkus-edition-dezember-januar-2026-mit-kalender-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pre-order the Orkus! calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that it&#8217;s been 20 years since Bat for Lashes released their album &#8220;Fur and Gold&#8221;. 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