Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard — the pair behind standout 4AD sessions from Bon Iver, Camera Obscura, and many others — have teamed with Daughter for a live orchestral rework of the UK trio’s 2013 debut, If You Leave. Recently, Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli, and Remi Aguilella performed five album tracks accompanied by a 10-piece orchestra, arranged … Read more
The A-sides (“Smother” and “Human,” not to mention, tangentially, their “Get Lucky” cover) are a fine entry point to Daughter’s debut LP, but few emerging acts can claim a B-side worthy of introductions, as well. Given the exclusion of “Smoke,” we find the record long-awaited but far from top-loaded, as Elena, Igor, and Remi prove they can build a cryptically sparse … Read more
We’ve backed a number of Daughter studio cuts, from their debut LP’s “Smother” to this spring’s Daft Punk cover, but if it’s been hard to imagine Elena, Igor, and Remi’s performances in a live setting, here’s their recent KEXP set as proof they can bring If You Leave home in spades onstage. “You can just keep … Read more