Daughter have today shared their second outing from the soon-to-be-released record, following hot on the heels of the recently released single ‘Be On Your Way’ (see previous news piece here).
‘Party‘ is the third track on the album, and follows directly on from ‘Be On Your Way‘.
There is a definite change of pace between the two tracks, but the two songs give a wonderful, audible vantage point from which to extrapolate how good this album is shaping up to be.
The song begins with a pulsating beat, before Elena Tonra’s vocals shortly add to the hypnotic atmosphere as jangling guitars begin to slowly flood across the song adding light to the dark mood created by the underlying rhythm. Lyrically, ‘Party‘ recognises that in order to maintain relationships with others, we must first make peace with ourselves. The track recounts the place that Elena Tonra got to before deciding to give up alcohol. This theme was visited before, in Tonra’s writing, yet is returned to on ‘Party’ after some distance, and from a position of further clarity.
Lyrics:
I seem to burn straight through
I think I’ve lost my head
I’m trying to keep my cool
My friends are vanishing
I fear the time wipe out
For fear that I’d forget
The worst night of my life
Or even worse, the best
You seem disappointed that your stories got lost
Down a hole in the back of my head
All the infinite speaking and the secrets you told
Well, I swallowed them all, then I crunched the ice
And I refuse to believe that there’s a problem, you see
I could stop if I want, I just don’t want to yet
I creep the volume up, I’ve gotta drown myself out
She’s a rattlesnake
Some stereo mind game I play with myself
Yeah, she’s on repeat, throwing up memories that haven’t deleted
I’ll burn right through
I’m scared I’ve lost my head
I’m trying to keep my cool
My friends are vanishing
I fear the time wipe out
For fear that I’d forget
The worst night of my life
Or even worse, the best
I still recoil at the thought
My head in the clouds, talking chaos
Got flashes from hours dancing in some house
You were my escape
While the stereo serenades
The song on repeat
It’s hard to believe a thing
When my mind skips the scenes
Everything disappearing
I’ll burn right through (You)
I’m scared I’ve lost my head (Yeah)
I’m trying to keep my cool (Cool)
My friends are vanishing (Yeah)
I fear the time wipe out
For fear that I’d forget (Yeah)
The worst night of my life
Or even worse, the best (The best)
Yeah
Yeah
The excitement around this release is palpable, with the album being released on Friday, 7th April. It will be available digitally, on CD, cassette and on standard eco-black, eco-mix colour (indie retail only) and green (Rough Trade exclusive) vinyl formats.
Pre-order / Pre-save Stereo Mind Game at https://daughter.ffm.to/stereomindgame
Photo Credit: Marika Kochiashvili
