Fur and Gold


Fur and Gold is the debut studio album by English singer Bat for Lashes. It was released on 11 September 2006 by The Echo Label. It was met with critical acclaim and received a nomination for the 2007 Mercury Prize. In 2007, the album was re-released through Parlophone. Fur and Gold spawned the singles "The Wizard", "Trophy", "Prescilla", and "What's a Girl to Do?". In 2008, "What's a Girl to Do?" was re-released as a 12-inch vinyl with a remix featuring Scroobius Pip and Plaid. As of April 2009, Fur and Gold had sold 27,000 copies in United States.

Music

Journalist Garry Mulholland wrote that singer Natasha "Khan and producer David Kosten reinvent Siouxsie/Kate Bush/Björk mystical sex, musical travelogue and poetic dreamstate for the contemporary singer-songwriter milieu".

Critical reception

Fur and Gold received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on 15 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fur and Gold.

Musicians

Certifications

Release history