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The Haunted Man
Pop · 2012 · 16 tracks · 1h 14m

The Haunted Man

Bat for Lashes

Stark piano ballads meet cinematic orchestral swells and military percussion. A raw, vulnerable record about shedding ghosts and finding strength in the cold.

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It's like a ghost story where the ghost finally learns how to be human again.

A resilient and vulnerable exploration of selfhood that feels both ancient and modern.

The Haunted Man · vs · Bat for Lashes
Dusk+4.0σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 14m
01
Lilies
4:47
02
All Your Gold
4:32
03
Horses of the Sun
5:00
04
Oh Yeah
4:56
05
Laura
4:26
06
Winter Fields
3:43
07
The Haunted Man
5:16
08
Marilyn
4:36
09
A Wall
4:02
10
Rest Your Head
4:04
11
Deep Sea Diver
6:20
12
Lumen
2:24
13
Daphne
3:25
14
A Wall (Other Nature remix)
4:50
15
All Your Gold (Hercules & Love Affair)
5:45
16
All Your Gold (Nôze remix)
6:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, booming entrance of the male choir on the title track, sounding like a ghostly infantry.
The way the lush strings swell and then vanish during the final chorus of Laura, leaving only a fragile piano.
The rhythmic, heavy breathing that anchors the percussion on Horses of the Sun, creating a primal, physical tension.
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