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While we imagine having bats attached to one's eyelids to be a debilitating (or, at the very least, embarassing) ailment, Natasha Khan-- that's Bat for Lashes to you, bub-- seems to be thriving. Heck, she might even get a Mercury Prize! So next time you see a dude on the street with one sleeve longer than the other, just remember: he might be in These Arms Are Snakes or something.

That aside aside, the somewhat batty but always bewitching Khan and her Bat for Lashes will return to North America in September for just about three weeks of dates from Philly to Portland. Along the way she'll link up with backwoods folkies Lewis & Clarke for a spell of shows.

Bat for Lashes:

09-01 Argyll, Scotland - Connect Festival
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-09 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
09-23 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
09-24 Boston, MA - Great Scott *
09-25 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
09-28 Toronto, Ontario - El Macambo *
09-29 Montreal, Quebec - Petit Campus *
10-01 Columbus, OH - The Basement *
10-02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
10-03 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre *
10-05 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
10-08 San Diego, CA - Delta Rooms at House of Blues
10-09 Los Angeles, CA - Troubador
10-11 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
10-13 Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza Club
10-14 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
10-15 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10-29 London, England - KOKO

* with Lewis & Clarke