Natasha Khan—a.k.a. Bat for Lashes—has announced her sixth studio album, The Dream of Delphi, which will arrive May 31. The release will be Bat for Lashes’ first since signing a new deal with the label Mercury KX, and the title refers to Khan’s daughter who was born in the chaos of the summer of 2020. The title track and first song on the album is built around a mesmerizing synth line and Khan’s signature vocal delivery, which sort of sounds like what floating on a cloud must feel like.
Speaking on the track, Natasha noted: “This is the manifesto of the album. It’s like a spell being cast. It’s the conjuring, the manifestation, the drawing-down of Delphi from the ether. This is me calling on her soul. It’s about going up into the stars and down into the underworld simultaneously, how celestials and deep guttural sounds can come together, how that reflects the journey I went on. It’s about what happens when you’re stretched physically, mentally, even vaginally!”
The first single arrives with a video directed by Freddie Leyden and choreographed by Alexandra Green. It serves as the first chapter of a broader “album film,” which we will presumably be getting more details on soon. Check out the visual below.
