Lost Girls (album) explained

Lost Girls
Type:studio
Artist:Bat for Lashes
Cover:Bat for Lashes - Lost Girls.png
Genre:Synth-pop[1]
Length:38:23
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Lost Girls is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Natasha Khan, known professionally as Bat for Lashes. It was released on 6 September 2019 through AWAL.[2] It is Khan's follow up to 2016's The Bride. The lead single "Kids in the Dark" was released on 10 June 2019.[3]

Khan has cited 1980s music and cinema as an inspiration for the record, citing artists such as Bananarama, Cyndi Lauper and The Blue Nile as well as film composer John Williams in an interview with The Line of Best Fit.[4]

Promotion

Khan teased a release on 10 June 2019 through early June, posting short videos to her social media accounts.[5] One featured a snippet of music and a number for a hotline on a poster, which, when dialled, asked callers to leave a message about a lost girl named Nikki.[6] Khan formally announced the album and release of the lead single on 10 June.[3]

Critical reception

Lost Girls was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76, based on 22 reviews.

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRank
Crack MagazineTop 50 Albums of 201949[7]
GaffaTop 30 Albums of 201912[8]
Good Morning AmericaTop 50 Albums of 20191[9]
The IndependentThe 50 best albums of the year - 201947[10]
MusicOMHTop 50 Albums of 201944[11]
Rough TradeAlbums of the Year - 201919[12]
Under the RadarTop 100 Albums of 201912[13]

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music.[2]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[14] 39
US Independent Albums[15] 14
US Current Album Sales[16] 41

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bat For Lashes - Lost Girls. musicOMH. 2 September 2019 . 15 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Lost Girls by Bat For Lashes. Apple Music. 10 June 2019.
  3. BatForLashes. 1137981785177018368. Dear Friends, we are very excited to present to you the new album 'Lost Girls' and first single 'Kids In The Dark'. 'Lost Girls' will be released on 6th September and you can pre order your copy now. 10 June 2019. 10 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Nine Songs: Bat For Lashes. The Line of Best Fit. Neale. Matthew. 18 August 2019. 18 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Listen to dreamy new music from Bat for Lashes as new release is expected soon. NME. Aubrey. Elizabeth. 9 June 2019. 10 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Bat For Lashes Teases New Music. Stereogum. Rettig. James. 7 June 2019. 10 June 2019.
  7. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2019. Crack Magazine. 20 April 2020.
  8. Web site: 2019 ÅRS BÄSTA ALBUM. Gaffa. 20 April 2020.
  9. Web site: 50 of the Best Albums of 2019. Good Morning America. Raible. Allen. 26 December 2019. 20 April 2020.
  10. Web site: The 50 best albums of the year - 2019 - The Independent. The Independent. 23 December 2019 . 20 January 2022.
  11. Web site: MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2019. MusicOMH. Hubbard. Michael. 21 December 2019. 20 April 2020.
  12. Web site: Albums of the Year - 2019. Rough Trade. 20 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2019. Under the Radar. Redfern. Mark. 31 December 2019. 20 April 2020.
  14. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 September 2019. 14 September 2019.
  15. Web site: Bat For Lashes Chart History Billboard . . 2020-10-19.
  16. Web site: Bat For Lashes Chart History Billboard . . 2020-10-19.

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