Daughters return with the most effectively terrifying album I've heard all decade.
Whatever voodoo made their unapproachable sound so damn fun and cathartic is completely gone. In its place is a something altogether darker and uglier, but ultimately more brilliant and enrapturing than ever before.
Fans hoping for a repeat of the accessibility and groove of the self-titled album or the spasticity and rawness of earlier albums might be disappointed, but You Won’t Get What You Want is a brave and excellent addition to Daughters’ discography.
Considering the band's output so far, You Won't Get What You Want is the perfect return for Daughters. While aspects of the band's creative vision have been altered and their sound has further evolved, the core elements remain intact.
Aptly named, You Won't Get What You Want is awash with hopelessness, but each battery acid-stained note and room-clearing clang is delivered with the resigned ferocity of a cornered beast. In looking to capture the ugliness of humanity and parse through the despair that slithers malevolently in its wake, Daughters have crafted their most vital outing to date.
By far their most dynamic offering, Daughters have pulled off one of the great comeback albums and further cemented themselves as a band with such singular creativity that they're nearly peerless.
Even if Daughters are not a band you would normally gravitate towards, You Won’t Get What You Want deserves every ounce of praise that it gets and should be heard regardless and tastes. Not only is it one of the best (and rather unexpected) comeback albums in recent memory, it’s an album that is as genuinely terrifying as any piece of music or horror movie could ever hope to be.
These hardcore miscreants never seemed like a band suited for reunions, so their first album in eight years reimagines their prior intensity with blown-out, abstracted menace.
Everything about You Won’t Get What You Want is carved out of sheer insert-synonym-for-unhappiness-here, from the guitars to the drums to the vocals, but there’s more than enough nuance and versatility to earn your respect, even if it’s not something you’re typically drawn towards.
It is a head-spinning disintegration trip, windows and walls crashing down around a frightened subject, narrated by an at times frantic, at times resigned, and at times poetically inclined author.
ehhh.... Fuck Alexis BUT...
Yeah this album is still amazing.
The dude is fucked up but this album is kind of also a little fucked up... and my taste in music is also kind of fucked up.
Rare instance where the artist who made it being trash doesn't effect the music.
I don't get it. It definitely had some interesting moments but I don't get the hype. Nothing about it stands out that much for me to greatly appreciate. Sounds like a typical bandcamp noise rock album.
Edit: watch the user score peak after that 10/10 from Fantano. Interesting how large his influence is, especially on this website.
The REAL Scaring The Hoes!
First of all, I want to get something out of the way. I'm fully aware of the allegations of rape and abuse against Alexis the front man of the band, And his situation with Kristin Hayter aka "LINGUA IGNOTA". Even though Kristin said herself : "It's not about canceling someone's band, it's not about asking anyone to not listen to Daughters, It's about this person's behavior is unacceptable and what do we do about it...", And I do agree that ... read more
City Song: 90/100
Long Road, No Turns: 95/100
Satan In The Wait: 100/100
The Flammable Man: 90/100
The Lords Song: 90/100
Less Sex: 85/100
Daughter: 85/100
The Reason They Hate Me: 95/100
Ocean Song: 100/100
Guest House: 100/100
Total Score: 9.3
-5 points for what Alexis did to Lingua.
It sadly surprises me that I'm not a fan of this album, being the huge Noise Rock fan that I am. Maybe the knowledge of who this guy is makes it harder for me to get into it? I'm not sure. What I do know, though, is that this album did very little for me.
In terms of the music, it's pretty good. It's like an audible panic attack, with all the bells and whistles that make it so eerie. I think the vocals also match the manic energy pretty well. The ... read more
1 | City Song 5:55 | 90 |
2 | Long Road, No Turns 5:04 | 91 |
3 | Satan In The Wait 7:06 | 93 |
4 | The Flammable Man 2:09 | 87 |
5 | The Lords Song 2:45 | 87 |
6 | Less Sex 4:47 | 89 |
7 | Daughter 4:55 | 89 |
8 | The Reason They Hate Me 3:55 | 91 |
9 | Ocean Song 7:28 | 91 |
10 | Guest House 4:29 | 93 |
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