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Stereo Mind Game
Folk · 2023 · 12 tracks · 44m

Stereo Mind Game

Shimmering guitars and rich orchestration navigate the distance of a seven-year silence. A lush, bittersweet exploration of connection across time zones.

April 7, 2023 · 4AD

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Stereo Mind Game feels like a long-distance conversation held in the middle of the night, where the silence between words is just as important as the words themselves. After a seven-year hiatus, Daughter returns with a sound that is significantly more expansive and orchestrated than their earlier, more skeletal work. The icy, sharp edges of their previous records have been softened by warm brass sections and lush string arrangements, creating a dream-pop landscape that feels both protective and vast. It is an album about the physics of longing: how distance affects the heart and how memory can be a trick of the light.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 44m
01
Intro
0:55
02
Be on Your Way
4:04
03
Party
4:27
04
Dandelion
3:51
05
Neptune
5:25
06
Swim Back
4:34
07
Junkmail
4:05
08
Future Lover
4:13
09
(Missed Calls)
1:43
10
Isolation
2:37
11
To Rage
4:45
12
Wish I Could Cross the Sea
3:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The unexpected entry of Igor Haefeli’s voice on Future Lover, creating a rare, grounding contrast to Elena’s ethereal delivery.
The way the brass and strings swell during the climax of Be On Your Way, transforming a quiet goodbye into a cinematic release.
The intimate, lo-fi snippets of voice memos and ambient noise that bridge the gap between the polished studio tracks.
Reviews

How does Stereo Mind Game sound next to the rest of Daughter's catalogue?

Layered Dense+2.4σ

The production is built around layered dense than this artist usually allows.

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