Music Hall of Williamsburg
Bat for Lashes, opener: Lewis & Clarke
May 2, 2009
i went with my dear friend, AM, who not as well versed in ms. khan's greatness as i but i believe she is now a convert. i was eagerly awaiting this show. the new album has enchanted me from the get go. many of my friends went to her manhattan show, where she was dressed up and brought them to tears. well this show, in her former hometown& where her ex still does, i believe this to have made it a bit more low-key, she came out bare foot in her optical illusion, black&white striped jumper with black sheer madonna-esque fingerless gloves (another of khan's new trademarks). the stage was embezzled, as at all the shows on this tour, with rows of virgin mary statues on the monitors and other light-up religious figurines on speakers and amps, fringed lamps and tapestries surrounded the keyboard. we sat in the balcony at stage left, audience right, we had a perfect peeking view of the keyboard. her voice was haunting, magical and as close to perfect as i can guess, as transportative as the tapestry of stories her lyrics weave. she sounded just like the album (not in the bad way, the good way, that her album has captured her pure tone and performance quality) with that added live show charm. i couldn't have asked for more...other than an even longer set. she did an encore of Daniel (repeated) but more grand and lengthier than the first, perhaps to send a message to the the ex who was obviously in the audience? she opened with my new personal favourite Glass, which had less of an impact as i had hoped as the show truly built speed and strength as it continued. overall great show, can't wait for the next album and tour. below are more pics and a video from NYLON about the new album, her and natasha's aesthetic taste. its rull good, watch it. i love her.
build a ladder to the sky
sit up there and say oh my
does looking down make a me a queen
more pictures from musicsnobbery.com
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