Lost Girls (album)
2019 studio album by Bat for Lashes
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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]
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| Released | 6 September 2019 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 38:23 | |||
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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.[7]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Crack Magazine | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 49 | [17] |
| Gaffa | Top 30 Albums of 2019 | 12 | [18] |
| Good Morning America | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 1 | [19] |
| The Independent | The 50 best albums of the year - 2019 | 47 | [20] |
| MusicOMH | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 44 | [21] |
| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year - 2019 | 19 | [22] |
| Under the Radar | Top 100 Albums of 2019 | 12 | [23] |
Track listing
Adapted from Apple Music.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kids in the Dark" |
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| 3:28 |
| 2. | "The Hunger" |
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| 4:59 |
| 3. | "Feel for You" |
| 3:39 | |
| 4. | "Desert Man" |
| 3:26 | |
| 5. | "Jasmine" |
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| 2:55 |
| 6. | "Vampires" |
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| 3:02 |
| 7. | "So Good" |
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| 3:33 |
| 8. | "Safe Tonight" | Khan |
| 4:16 |
| 9. | "Peach Sky" |
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| 4:34 |
| 10. | "Mountains" | Khan |
| 4:31 |
| Total length: | 38:23 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[24] | 39 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] | 47 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] | 130 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] | 11 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[28] | 13 |
| US Independent Albums[29] | 14 |
| US Current Album Sales[30] | 41 |
