Lost Girls (album)

Lost Girls
Studio album by
Bat for Lashes
Released6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length38:23
Label
Producer
Bat for Lashes chronology
The Bride
(2016) 		Lost Girls
(2019) 		The Dream of Delphi
(2024)
Singles from Lost Girls
  1. "Kids in the Dark"
    Released: 10 June 2019
  2. "Feel For You"
    Released: 26 July 2019
  3. "The Hunger"
    Released: 5 August 2019
  4. "Jasmine"
    Released: 19 August 2019

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]

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Clash7/10[9]
DIY[10]
Exclaim!8/10[11]
MusicOMH[12]
NME[13]
Paste7/10[14]
Pitchfork7.2/10[15]
Rolling Stone[16]

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.
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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Kids in the Dark"
3:28
2."The Hunger"
  • Khan
  • Scott
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Scott
4:59
3."Feel for You"
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Decilveo
3:39
4."Desert Man"
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Decilveo
  • Scott
3:26
5."Jasmine"
  • Khan
  • Scott
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Scott
2:55
6."Vampires"
  • Khan
  • Scott
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Scott
3:02
7."So Good"
  • Khan
  • Scott
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Scott
3:33
8."Safe Tonight"Khan
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Scott IV
  • MNEK
4:16
9."Peach Sky"
  • Khan
  • Decilveo
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Decilveo
4:34
10."Mountains"Khan
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Scott
4:31
Total length:38:23

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
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

References

  1. ^ "Bat For Lashes - Lost Girls". musicOMH. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lost Girls by Bat For Lashes". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b @BatForLashes (10 June 2019). "Dear Friends, we are very excited to present to you the new album 'Lost Girls' and first single 'Kids In The Dark'. 'Lost Girls' will be released on 6th September and you can pre order your copy now" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Neale, Matthew (18 August 2019). "Nine Songs: Bat For Lashes". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (9 June 2019). "Listen to dreamy new music from Bat for Lashes as new release is expected soon". NME. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ^ Rettig, James (7 June 2019). "Bat For Lashes Teases New Music". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ^ Ahmed, Narza (4 October 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ^ Goggins, Joe (6 September 2019). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ Alger, Anna (3 September 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ Smith, Nick (2 September 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ Trendell, Andrew (10 September 2019). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ Danton, Eric (4 September 2019). "Bat for Lashes Mines '80s Pop, Vampires on Lost Girls". Paste. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ Hewitt, Ben (6 September 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  16. ^ Grow, Kory (5 September 2019). "Bat for Lashes Finds Beauty in a Burning World on 'Lost Girls'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2019". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ "2019 ÅRS BÄSTA ALBUM". Gaffa. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  19. ^ Raible, Allen (26 December 2019). "50 of the Best Albums of 2019". Good Morning America. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  20. ^ "The 50 best albums of the year - 2019 - The Independent". The Independent. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  21. ^ Hubbard, Michael (21 December 2019). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2019". MusicOMH. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Albums of the Year - 2019". Rough Trade. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  23. ^ Redfern, Mark (31 December 2019). "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2019". Under the Radar. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  24. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bat for Lashes – Lost Girls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bat for Lashes – Lost Girls" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  28. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  29. ^ "Bat For Lashes Chart History Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  30. ^ "Bat For Lashes Chart History Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2020.



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