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    On 'Lost Girls,' Bat For Lashes Spins A Vampire Fairy Tale With Synth-Pop

    After her 2016 release, The Bride, Natasha Khan didn't know if she'd make another album. But she moved to LA, starting working on a script for a vampire film and found herself writing a concept album.
    by Leila Fadel Feb 16, 2020 4 minutes
    "I feel like I've always been referencing back to those dark childlike adventure stories," Natasha Khan says of the '80s films that inspired the latest Bat for Lashes album, <em>Lost Girls</em>.

    Singer, writer and producer Natasha Khan moved to LA to write scripts and music for film after her 2016 release, The Bride. The release marked the end of her recording contract with EMI and she wasn't sure she'd write another album as Bat for Lashes.

    But what happened instead was, while working on a script for a '80s-inspired sci-fi vampire film titled The Lost Girls, the stories and ideas evolved into the backbone of a concept album. Heavy with synth-pop influence, Bat for Lashes' latest release, Lost Girls, transports listeners into a fantasy LA and introduces us to the gang of woman vampires who inhabit it.

    NPR's Leila Fadel spoke to Natasha Khan about the influence of the Mexican. Listen to the conversation in the player above and read on for a transcript of the interview.

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