Bat for Lashes is the pseudonym of English musician Natasha Khan, a Brighton-based songwriter. Khan graduated in music and visual arts; while at university, her experimental work was influenced by artists such as Steve Reich and Susan Hiller, and she produced multi-media work centered on sound installations, animations and performance. She went on to work as a nursery school teacher, and it was during this period that she began writing the material for her first album.

Her debut single, "The Wizard", was released digitally through Drowned in Sound records and on seven inch through Khan's own imprint, She Bear Records. She then signed to the record label Echo, alongside Feeder and former Moloko singer Róisín Murphy, and released her debut album, "Fur and Gold", on 11 September 2006. In 2007 Bat for Lashes parted company with Echo and signed to Parlophone records. Fur and Gold was re-released with the addition of bonus material.

Bat for Lashes' music has been likened to the work of Björk, Pj Harvey Tori Amos Kate Bushand Fiona Apple

In 2007, Bat for Lashes appeared at Glastonbury and toured the USA. On 17 July the album "Fur and Gold" was announced as one of the albums nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize, losing out to Klaxons' "Myths of the Near Future" despite being a favourite of British media to win the award.

Also in 2007, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) awarded her with the ASCAP Vanguard Award and chose her to perform at ASCAP's prestigious "ASCAP Presents..." showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

She was one of the nominees for 'Best British Breakthrough Act' and 'Best British Female' at the Brit Awards 2008.