For all its dark and mysterious overtones, Natasha Khan's music lets rays of hope and joy leak out of every shadow. From the first song on The Haunted Man — in which the artful English pop singer, who ...

There's a lot of hype going on with some of this week's select albums -- some well deserved, other not so much.--- Must Have: Bat for Lashes, The Haunted Man ”Laura”... There's a lot of hype going on ...

Khan cites Patti Smith's early uncompromising incarnation, famously captured by Robert Mapplethorpe, as an inspiration. One just wishes there was more of Smith’s musical bravado on her third album.