With their second album, Not To Disappear, Daughter have done what many before them have – developing an electronic, lighter tone that handsomely complements and strengthens Elena Tonra’s mournful vocals. The breezier sound adds a zephyrean, lighter mood to the…
Record Store Day is here again! After last year’s mammoth list of 643 exclusive releases, organisers have taken concerns on board and produced a much leaner list of, uhm, 592. Still need help picking through it? FFS picks out the…
Small, slick and smoothly put together, Greenman entered its 12th year on the festival scene last weekend. Hidden in the heart of the Brecon Beacons, the black mountains play host to a 4-day extravaganza, packed back to back with some…
After the success of last year’s If You Leave, and following a recent run of shows supporting indie darlings The National on their US tour, Daughter release a five track EP which sees them reworking select songs from their debut…
Two of your humble FFS servants are off to End of the Road festival in Dorset today and we’re barely able to contain ourselves. The festival never misses a beat with its line-ups and we’ve been faithful attendees since we…
The name If You Leave could suggest either anxiety or a threat, and this record’s songs explore fear in a very honest way, crawling inside the coccoons of anaemic, unready creatures, pulling them out, and putting them in the light.…
Fans of indie folk and long-term planning, today is your lucky day: Daughter have announced a UK tour for October. While Elena Tonra’s London-based three-piece have a pretty hectic touring schedule in the pipeline following the release of their debut…
For some bands, as the venues they play in grow in size as does their confidence, but this doesn’t seem to be the case for Daughter. The Hackney Empire was their biggest headline show to date and they were obviously…
Having been a big fan of these guys for a while now, FFS are thrilled to announce the news of Daughter’s new and debut album, “If You Leave”, due for release on March 18th 3013, via 4AD Records (and April…
Bushstock. Bushstock Bushstock Bushstock is all we’ve been hearing for the last few weeks, and the run up to last weekend was just as exciting as the day itself. Run by Communion Records (home to Ben Howard, Daughter, Michael Kiwanuka…