Albums revolving around the subject of nascent motherhood are tricky propositions. They can too easily slip into weepy tributes to pristine bundles of flesh or get bogged down in awe-filled self-aggrandizement. After all, is there anything more godlike than creating another human being?
Natasha Khan, a.k.a. Bat for Lashes, largely evades both of these pitfalls on her sixth studio album, Dream of Delphi. The British singer-songwriter gave birth to her first child—Delphi, named after the Greek oracle—at the height of the pandemic, and the self-produced album serves as a humble, meditative tribute to the innate bonds between a mother and her child.
Inspired by French film scores and Japanese ambient music like that of the late Sakamoto Ryuichi, the album’s 10 compositions are lyrically sparse, with a handful eschewing language altogether. The lyrical minimalism of the shoegazy lullaby “Delphi Dancing” conveys the inarticulable emotions of new...
Natasha Khan, a.k.a. Bat for Lashes, largely evades both of these pitfalls on her sixth studio album, Dream of Delphi. The British singer-songwriter gave birth to her first child—Delphi, named after the Greek oracle—at the height of the pandemic, and the self-produced album serves as a humble, meditative tribute to the innate bonds between a mother and her child.
Inspired by French film scores and Japanese ambient music like that of the late Sakamoto Ryuichi, the album’s 10 compositions are lyrically sparse, with a handful eschewing language altogether. The lyrical minimalism of the shoegazy lullaby “Delphi Dancing” conveys the inarticulable emotions of new...
- 5/27/2024
- by Sal Cinquemani
- Slant Magazine
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas scored the only goal in a well-contested clash between the Catalan giants and the Scottish Premier League Champions.
The first-half was one-way traffic as expected. Barcelona had the lion’s share of possession, but failed to break through the resilient Celtic defence.
Time and time again the Spanish side had their attacks broken down in the final third, and resorted to playing direct football which was easily dealt with by the Glasgow outfit.
After both sides went into the break level, the game proceeded to open up in the second half as Celtic started to push for a winning goal.
However, the hosts were reduced to 10-men on the hour mark after Scott Brown was shown a straight red card for a off the ball incident with Barcelona forward Neymar.
Celtic valiantly held on while a man short and should have broken the deadlock after substitute...
The first-half was one-way traffic as expected. Barcelona had the lion’s share of possession, but failed to break through the resilient Celtic defence.
Time and time again the Spanish side had their attacks broken down in the final third, and resorted to playing direct football which was easily dealt with by the Glasgow outfit.
After both sides went into the break level, the game proceeded to open up in the second half as Celtic started to push for a winning goal.
However, the hosts were reduced to 10-men on the hour mark after Scott Brown was shown a straight red card for a off the ball incident with Barcelona forward Neymar.
Celtic valiantly held on while a man short and should have broken the deadlock after substitute...
- 10/2/2013
- by Crip Cooke
- Obsessed with Film
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