To use the term "spiritual" when describing a Bat For Lashes performance would be like calling the sea a tad bit wet. So when the opportunity arises to see the London born Natasha Khan at the grandiose setting of Manchester Cathedral they very naturally seem a match made in heaven. Riding on the wave of rave reviews garnered from her most recent release The Haunted Man, the nights event promised to be a spectacle worthy of the second date added due to demand. The album has refined that which makes Bat For Lashes so special, this being a blend of organic, natural, acoustic sounds, mixed with a profound interest in electronic sounds such as heavy synthesiser sounds and scattered drum patterns, all of which is evident on set and album opener Lilies. With a powerful sound reverberating around the fabulous building it is easy to forget the surrounding and just focus purely on Natasha's engaging stage presence, reminiscent of Stevie Nicks at her most ethereal, but gone are the drapes of cloth and eccentric headgear and what remains is the character and beauty of Natasha's voice and her unprecedented control over stage and audience. The highlight of the evening is the performance of lead single Laura, with all but pianist leaving the stage allowing Natasha to truly demonstrate her siren in the night voice. Come the end of the show as people spill onto the street, the residing thought of the night is a general consensus that something spectacular and completely uncommon has just happened.
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