The combination of two of my favorite bands/artistes, one the writer and the other the cover singer could go either way. I found this track on BatForLashes.com in a post made in March 2011. I think is is jolly good – when is Natasha going to release some new stuff and play in the UK? Australia????
- 3rd June 2011 – Sydney Opera House, Concert…
- 4th June 2011 – Sydney Opera House, Concert…
“Strangelove” was Depeche Mode’s eighteenth UK single, released on April 13, 1987, and the first single off Music for the Masses and made #16 in the UK charts.
From our Archive: by Jake Bright
After catching one of their performances in Bristol in April 2009, I was hooked. Clad in a boiler suit and a Jacobean ruff, frontwoman Natasha Kahn took absolute control. Her quirky mannerisms (howling at the audience; hanging prayer bells round her neck etc.) only added to the slightly bizarre nature of the performance. Surrounded by old TVs, glowing angels and stuffed woodland creatures, it was like looking into an Indie-Narnia.
Ex Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherly took her place on Bass and Guitars; Sarah Jones of New Young Pony Club fame took a seat behind the drums; and syth-maestro Ben Christophers joined on electronics and whatever else he could find. Together with Natasha, they recreated the sounds of the two albums with an added dimension – one that made you realise Kahn’s dream extends far beyond what goes on in the studio. Read more…