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10.0
82676
10.0 |
The Skinny
Ultimately, Tonra is telling all our stories and her spare, elegant poetry is aflame with a righteous fury. Daughter come of age, and how
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10.0
82760
10.0 |
DIY
Daughter’s signature - and their staying power - is in how they balance the harshest of subject matters with groundbreaking beauty
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9.0
82774
9.0 |
Exclaim
Daughter could have been forgiven for producing another album like their debut, but they took a brave step in embracing innovation. The beautiful Not to Disappear is their reward, and ours
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9.0
82839
9.0 |
Art Rocker
Ten tracks positively drenched in passion, heartache and poignancy
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8.8
82896
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
If you’ve ever loved music where the technology of pedal boards is capable of creating as human a sound as any troubadour with an acoustic guitar alone, this is a record you need in your collection
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8.3
83553
8.3 |
AU Review
An album that could well and truly be a reference point when future musicians talk about the albums that shaped who they are
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8.0
82845
8.0 |
State
A harrowing, highly challenging, but nonetheless very important record
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8.0
82849
8.0 |
The 405
A second effort that burns with quiet flair
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8.0
82881
8.0 |
PopMatters
Beautifully distills what it means to be human and to experience pain, but with far greater nuance and maturity than their debut
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8.0
83087
8.0 |
Gig Soup
An intensely captivating record, eager to revel in its own darkness
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8.0
82932
8.0 |
The Music
It is the small, quiet moments that make Daughter something special
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8.0
82965
8.0 |
Clash
It’s a subtle progression for the trio, the band honing their craft to produce a record that is equal parts compelling as it is isolating
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8.0
83047
8.0 |
Uncut
Dynamic second album pumps up the volume. Print edition only
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8.0
83056
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
She speaks of the vulnerabilities and fears of the lonely like they’re ubiquitous
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8.0
82769
8.0 |
NME
There's a fresh, subtle aggression to the music in places and the franker lyrical approach makes the sentiments within even more capable of breaking your heart than before
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8.0
82800
8.0 |
The Observer
Unflinching and unexpected
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8.0
82826
8.0 |
musicOMH
Despite the dark emotions on display, Not To Disappear is the sort of album that can sound oddly comforting
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8.0
82765
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Not to Disappear is made as carefully and beautifully as you would expect – balancing the acts of remaining true and pushing forward
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8.0
82684
8.0 |
Q
If listening to this record feels like eavesdropping, what’s overheard is emotional dynamite. Print edition only
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8.0
82694
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Daughter are a band with a highly unique musical identity, and while that identity has only developed a little since their 2013 debut, ‘Not To Disappear’ drips class from every icy hook
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8.0
82700
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s not so much sidestepped the perils of the second album as trampled them, taking the sound that won the band all those packed festival tents and driving it forward
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7.8
82840
7.8 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
If anything, Not to Disappear is as bleak and painful as its predecessors, but it balances that with an adventurousness in composition and a clarity in storytelling that makes these reminders of love and loss almost reassuring
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7.8
83297
7.8 |
Earbuddy
It is clear that Daughter still have many tricks up their sleeves to keep us engaged with their future output
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7.5
83059
7.5 |
Beardfood
Tonra is more St. Vincent than Ellie Goulding, weaving stunning personal vistas among dreamy, ethereal and at times powerful indie rock
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7.5
82706
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Builds on many of the same themes that dominated 2013’s If You Leave, but with an added layer of universality
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7.5
82675
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Daughter's songs speak to those once close and now distant, and to others who have endured similar loss
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7.5
82755
7.5 |
A.V. Club
In Daughter’s world, the distinction between ecstasy and agony isn’t always obvious; in fact, the two are often one and the same
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7.0
82757
7.0 |
All Music
Altogether elegant, moving, and often beautiful, Not to Disappear leaves Daughter, without question, on the heavier side of the emotional spectrum
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7.0
83331
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
As cynical a record about love and relationships as you are likely to hear in 2016
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6.7
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6.7 |
Pitchfork
For all Not to Disappear’s forward strides, something remains of the debut’s pallor
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6.0
82836
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Her lyrical catharsis, bravery and liberation is important for this generation but it’s almost too depressing to listen to the whole album in one go
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6.0
82768
6.0 |
Evening Standard
The overall impression is of a band content to wallow, without reaching out for true catharsis
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6.0
82674
6.0 |
The List
Earnest but enjoyable
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6.0
82685
6.0 |
Mojo
The mood throughout is maudlin and reflective. Print edition only
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6.0
82745
6.0 |
The Irish Times
An album that ebbs and flows in quality and will only suit certain moods and dispositions
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5.0
82832
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
Indie-folk act meditates on unhappiness with intermittently cathartic results
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5.0
83597
5.0 |
No Ripcord
The scope and variety of Not To Disappear’s songs are too narrow for any kind of epiphany to arise from juxtaposition or sequencing, and what’s left is merely a collection of listenable but unremarkable songs
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4.0
82748
4.0 |
The Guardian
A chilly emotional echo chamber
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3.0
83282
3.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
If indie pop was only ever a vehicle to turn bedroom amateurs into careers, Daughter was a good last breath, a commercial horse trucking on against the changing times
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