Two Suns

Two Suns
Studio album by
Bat for Lashes
Released3 April 2009 (2009-04-03)
Studio
GenreArt rock[1]
Length45:08
Label
Producer
Bat for Lashes chronology
Fur and Gold
(2006) 		Two Suns
(2009) 		The Haunted Man
(2012)
Alternative cover
Special edition cover
Special edition cover
Singles from Two Suns
  1. "Daniel"
    Released: 1 March 2009
  2. "Pearl's Dream"
    Released: 22 June 2009
  3. "Sleep Alone"
    Released: 7 September 2009[2]

Two Suns is the second studio album by English singer Natasha Khan, known professionally as Bat for Lashes. It was released on 3 April 2009 by The Echo Label and Parlophone. The album was produced by Khan herself and David Kosten (who also worked on her debut album Fur and Gold),[3][4] and features collaborations with members of Yeasayer and Scott Walker.[5] Two Suns was recorded in segments in California, New York City, London, Brighton and Wales.[3]

Upon its release, Two Suns was met with positive reviews from most critics. Additionally, it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2009,[6] Khan's second nomination after Fur and Gold in 2007.[7] On 31 July 2009, Two Suns was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for shipments of 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[8] It debuted at number two on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart and has sold 56,000 copies in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[9] As of June 2012, the album had sold 250,000 copies worldwide.[10]


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  2. ^ "Watch the 'Sleep Alone' Video". BatForLashes.com. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b Scott, Bruce (20 January 2009). "Album Review: Bat for Lashes – Two Suns". Prefix Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Bat For Lashes announces new album plans and tour dates". NME. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ^ Dombal, Ryan (9 January 2009). "Bat for Lashes Gets Scott Walker, Yeasayer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  6. ^ Swash, Rosie (21 July 2009). "Mercury prize 2009 nominations announced". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  7. ^ Pidd, Helen (5 September 2007). "Klaxons are the big noise on Mercury awards night". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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  9. ^ "Fall Album Preview 2012". Billboard. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. ^ Goodwyn, Tom (13 June 2012). "Bat For Lashes announces new album and UK tour". NME. Retrieved 13 July 2018.