Two Suns
by Bat for Lashes
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Blender
    60
    The contrast between Pearl and Natasha isn’t always crisply drawn, but a central conviction animates both.
  2. Boston Globe
    50
    No question this is meant to be a haunting mood piece, and her gorgeous voice--somewhere between Björk and Tori Amos, to name the obvious referents--makes up in some part for what's lacking in dynamics and compelling hooks.
  3. Mojo
    60
    While Two Suns almost inevitably finds Natasha Khan caught between the rock of artistic muse and the hard place of major label rockability, there's still invention and charisma enough here to keep both leftfield chin-stroker and ingenue fan onside for now. [Apr 2009, p.106]
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  5. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    50
    She has hitched her modest talent to an art-rock wagon she won't outpace anytime soon.
  6. PopMatters
    60
    While the weaker songs are definitely not throwaways, they miss the mark in more than one way.
  7. Tiny Mix Tapes
    50
    The joy of "Fur and Gold" has vanished and taken some of Khan’s potential with it. This is request for their safe return, no questions asked.
  8. Uncut
    60
    Though the production has improved, there's still a certain lyrical flimsiness and a sense that, enjoyable and stylish as Two Suns is, it's still just horsing around in the dressing-up box of '80s pop, in a way that's more Might Boosh than Kate Bush. [May 2009, p.77]
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Awards & Rankings

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#70 Most Discussed Album of 2009

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 81 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 81
  3. Negative: 3 out of 81
  1. Belmsher
    Aug 11, 2011
    9
    Somewhere between Kate Bush and PJ Harvey, beautifully dark and introspective, dreamy, sometimes scary and way too risky, many steps furtherSomewhere between Kate Bush and PJ Harvey, beautifully dark and introspective, dreamy, sometimes scary and way too risky, many steps further from her debut . Two Suns has got to be one of the best albums of the decade.… Full Review »
  2. heroman
    Apr 16, 2011
    10
    I had listened a few songs in 2009, but this style not had convinced me, later of a time i listened the whole album and I was really amazed,I had listened a few songs in 2009, but this style not had convinced me, later of a time i listened the whole album and I was really amazed, this album is really surprising, deeper and submerges you in a different world, Natasha has conquered my heart with odd melodies of dream pop, a complex environment which marks a truly infighting, musically wonderful, one of the finest albums I've listened...… Full Review »
  3. RGHunter
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    One of my all time favorite albums.
    The sounds just takes you to another world, one of magic, darkness, love, hope and desire.
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