Two Suns

Two Suns
Two Suns
Studio album by Bat for Lashes
Released	3 April 2009
Studio	Bryn Derwen (Bethesda, Wales); DK (London); Natasha's house (Brighton, England); Megan's house (New York City); The Magic Shop (New York City); Stratosphere Sound (New York City); Vacation Island (New York City); OneForest (Mountainhome, Pennsylvania); Metropolis (London);
Genre	Art rock
Length	45:08
Label	Echo; Parlophone;
Producer	Natasha Khan; David Kosten;
Bat for Lashes chronology
Alternative cover
	Special edition cover
Singles from Two Suns
	"Daniel"; Released: 1 March 2009; "Pearl's Dream"; Released: 22 June 2009; "Sleep Alone"; Released: 7 September 2009;

Two Suns is the second studio album by English singer Natasha Khan, known professionally as Bat for Lashes. It was released on 3 April 2009 by The Echo Label and Parlophone. The album was produced by Khan herself and David Kosten (who also worked on her debut album Fur and Gold), and features collaborations with members of Yeasayer and Scott Walker. Two Suns was recorded in segments in California, New York City, London, Brighton and Wales.

Upon its release, Two Suns was met with positive reviews from most critics. Additionally, it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2009, Khan's second nomination after Fur and Gold in 2007. On 31 July 2009, Two Suns was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for shipments of 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. It debuted at number two on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart and has sold 56,000 copies in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As of June 2012, the album had sold 250,000 copies worldwide.

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