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The Bride

Bat for Lashes · 2016

47 min · 12 tracks · dream pop

A haunting blend of ethereal melodies and lyrical storytelling that evokes both melancholy and enchantment.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady emotional storytelling
  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • contemplative, reflective moods
  • hauntingly beautiful soundscapes

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on July 1, 2016, 'The Bride' is Bat for Lashes' fourth studio album, following the critically acclaimed 'The Haunted Man' from 2012. At this point in her career, Natasha Khan was exploring themes of love and loss through a conceptual lens, crafting a narrative around a bride whose fiancé dies before their wedding.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 I Do 2:16
  • 2 Joe’s Dream 5:25
  • 3 In God’s House 3:31
  • 4 Honeymooning Alone 3:30
  • 5 Sunday Love 4:13
  • 6 Never Forgive the Angels 4:24
  • 7 Close Encounters 4:09
  • 8 Widow’s Peak 3:46
  • 9 Land’s End 3:09
  • 10 If I Knew 4:16
  • 11 I Will Love Again 5:14
  • 12 In Your Bed 3:31

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