Not to Disappear
Not to Disappear is the second studio album by British indie folk band Daughter, released on 15 January 2016 by 4AD.[3] In anticipation of the album, a music video for the promotional single "Doing the Right Thing" was released on 30 September 2015.[4] A music video for the single "Numbers" followed in November 2015. The album cover is "The World is Spinning Around", a painting by British artist Sarah Shaw.[5]
Not to Disappear | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 15 January 2016 | |||
Recorded | Rare Book Room Studio, Brooklyn, New York | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:03 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Producer |
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Daughter chronology | ||||
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Singles from Not to Disappear | ||||
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Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[6] |
Metacritic | 74/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
The A.V. Club | B[9] |
Billboard | [10] |
The Guardian | [11] |
NME | 4/5[12] |
The Observer | [13] |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10[1] |
Q | [14] |
Rolling Stone | [15] |
Uncut | 8/10[16] |
Not to Disappear received generally positive reviews from critics.[7] Annie Zaleski of The A.V. Club found that Daughter's "brutal lyrical honesty" sets them apart from musical antecedents such as The Cure, PJ Harvey and Beach House.[9] Sonic Seducer said that the band had created a dynamic mixture of indie pop, folk and shoegaze that reflected influences from bands such as London Grammar and Massive Attack.[2] Marcy Donelson of AllMusic called the album "elegant, moving, and often beautiful", as well as sufficiently dynamic despite its reliance on "sound-defining delay, a dark tone palette, and friable vocals".[8] Rolling Stone's Amy Rose Spiegel was more critical, finding that the minimal instrumentation "can highlight the monotony of Tonra's gorgeous, but largely static, vocal phrasing".[15]
Accolades
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 | 86[17] |
The Skinny | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 50[18] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Elena Tonra and Igor Haefeli
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "New Ways" | 5:25 |
2. | "Numbers" | 4:16 |
3. | "Doing the Right Thing" | 5:14 |
4. | "How" | 4:26 |
5. | "Mothers" | 5:21 |
6. | "Alone / With You" | 4:33 |
7. | "No Care" | 2:53 |
8. | "To Belong" | 4:17 |
9. | "Fossa" | 6:46 |
10. | "Made of Stone" | 3:52 |
Total length: | 47:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "The End" | 5:27 |
Total length: | 52:30 |
Personnel
Daughter
- Igor Haefeli – production, arrangements
- Remi Aguilella – additional production, arrangements
- Elena Tonra – arrangements
Additional contributors
- Nicolas Vernhes – production
- Joe Lambert – mastering
- David Tolomei – engineering
- Alison Fielding – art direction, design
- Sarah Shaw – paintings
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 26 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] | 26 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 11 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] | 53 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] | 32 |
French Albums (SNEP)[24] | 107 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] | 26 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] | 30 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] | 40 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] | 12 |
UK Albums (OCC)[29] | 17 |
US Billboard 200[30] | 80 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] | 6 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2016) | Position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[32] | 190 |
References
- Monroe, Jazz (19 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- Vogel, Thomas; Karstedt, Jörn; Reinbold, Kai; Kriegs, Masi; Heymann, Peter; et al. (2016). "Soundcheck". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. p. 68.
- "Daughter Detail New Album 'Not To Disappear'". 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- "Daughter announce new album 'Not To Disappear'". NME. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- "Sarah Shaw - 'The World is Spinning Around' New album art for 'Daughter' album 'Not to Disappear' Jan 2016 - Prints available". www.sarahshaw.co.uk.
- "Not To Disappear by Daughter reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- "Not to Disappear by Daughter Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- Donelson, Marcy. "Not to Disappear – Daughter". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- Zaleski, Annie (15 January 2016). "Daughter finds uneasy comfort in the familiar on a lovely second album". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- Partridge, Kenneth (8 February 2016). "Alt-Folkies Daughter Colors Bright Sounds With Shades of Gray on 'Not to Disappear': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- Gibsone, Harriet (14 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear review – a chilly emotional echo chamber". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- Daly, Rhian (15 January 2016). "Daughter – 'Not To Disappear'". NME. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- Empire, Kitty (17 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear review – unflinching and unexpected". The Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Segal, Victoria (February 2016). "Girl Power". Q. No. 355. p. 109.
- Spiegel, Amy Rose (15 January 2016). "Not to Disappear". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- Wallace, Wyndham (March 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear". Uncut. No. 226. p. 72.
- "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- "The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- "Australiancharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Austriancharts.at – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Lescharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 3, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Charts.nz – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Daughter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "Daughter Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved 30 October 2020.