The Haunted Man is the upcoming third studio album by English recording artist Bat for Lashes. It is set to be released on 15 October 2012 by Parlophone.[1] In May 2010, Bat for Lashes stated that although she had enough songs to put out as an album, she wanted to take more time working on new material as she had been on tour for so long and found it boring to write songs about being on tour.[2] The album was preceded by the lead single "Laura", which was released on 24 July 2012.[3]
The album's artwork was photographed by American photographer Ryan McGinley,[4] and features Bat for Lashes naked carrying an equally naked man on her back.[1] Bat for Lashes told the NME: "I really wanted to strip things back in honour of women like Patti Smith; just these raw, honest women. I had no make-up on, it's just me and my haunted man!"