Comments on: Bat For Lashes – Haunted Man (Capitol)

By: Tom R

Tom R — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:35:40 +0000

Golightly – all too true. Age seems to bring conservatism.

And Noel. Please use search the site for the following terms: “Beyonce” “Minaj” “Stone Roses” (you’ll like that last one, I bet).

By: Golightly

Golightly — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:04:53 +0000

This review clearly shows how little the reviewer knows of Bat For Lashes’ previous work… and there’s no harm in reviewing without listening to past discographies if you stick to reviewing the music rather than second guessing where the musician is coming from. I think this review makes too many assumptions. There’s also clearly a disappointment that she doesn’t rip off Kate Bush and FYI to truly be like Kate Bush, you can’t sound like Kate Bush… the whole point is that she is something of a maverick. Holding that against this music is not useful. BFL didn’t give you those expectations, so she shouldn’t be held accountable for your disappointment. I don’t think these tracks are especially inspiring, but that’s based on one listen. It’s clearly a progression from previous records and sounds more refined, which is something the majority of bands and artists sound over time, whether we like it or not… that’s them growing and getting ‘better’ even if we don’t like their more sophisticated stuff as much as their earlier rawer or more experimental stuff… just seems to be par for the course really.

@Noel G- the fact that people such as yourself use the word “Feminazi” is a good enough reason for feminism to exist. So if you don’t like feminism, then stop giving people a reason to need it and stop being sexist and we can all win.

By: Everett True

Everett True — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:01:35 +0000

Dude, you REALLY need to get back with your brother.

By: Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:43:15 +0000

oh boo hoo hoo. what a fucking nonsurprise this is. irrelevant indie schmindie shithole website slags off another record by a ‘name’ artist. fact is if you sad cunts had been handed this album as demo tape at some feminazi zine convention you would be raging about how good it is. but noooooo- you sad fucks didnt discoer it first and so toys are ejected from prams and you whinge and whinge. it would be fine if you sad cunts didnt listen to such BAD BAD BAD BAD sub riuot grrk atonal shit and push it here. the sad personaljournal of a man who is most famous for pushing kurdt cibains wheelchair and a handful of sickophants. this is why music journaism went down the fucking toilet when people that could write became so self absorbed and up their own ass. kulkarni was right about nme but this is no better. snarky finger pointing from yesterdays men. here!!! is a fact for you scumbags. girls aloud are BACK. They are more important than every dirty hairy talenteless bundle of cunts you celebrate. they are STARS. THEY MAKE MOMENTS FOR PEOPLE WHO ENOY MUSIC AND DANCING AND CELEBRATING. you cunts sit their polishing your daniel j seven inches and rage at the world. you are history and no one fucking cares.

By: Tom R

Tom R — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:11:57 +0000

She’s got a way with a hook, though. A way that cuts to my core. The best songs on Two Suns had that. And fucking awesome drums and a sinister ooze seeping from the seams. Her melodies and arrangements often took unexpected paths. She was cunning in her instrumentation. The high school drama club sentiment seemed worth it, then. I know some disagree. The duality premise was hokey in concept and poorly executed. She’s done well to leave that shit out of this one. But she replaced it an album best represented by a lead single that sounds like “Hallelujah” rewritten by the collective consciousness of every person who holds up “Hallelujah” as some musical paragon.

I never care about lyrics anyway, unless they’re appallingly bad. This time, they are.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:15:31 +0000

two suns is so good though