Daisy
Victoria – Nobody Dies EP
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Young
pop-punk singer songwriter releases her new EP.
If this year’s
Heart Full Of Beef EP (see review here) wasn’t special enough, Daisy Victoria
returns with her new EP of five startlingly impressive tracks with a slightly
commercial edge which should see her current catapulting to bigger things
accentuated post haste.
With a vocal
range which far belies her tender years, she has an ear for sounds of the
unusual which together make encapsulating music. So confident in she in the quality if the tracks
here that not one but two videos have been released for each of the two opening
tracks.
The title track
throws together a rollercoaster sci-fi pop with her own unique twist. Percussion is given a backseat and sparkling
electronica is permitted to shimmer alongside the incomparable voice that continues
to be likened to that of PJ Harvey.
With second
track Blue Arc (which we premiered here) the trademark guitar style opens a
meteoric song which like the EP opener has a strong chorus and pop
overtones. Her compelling sound entices
you in and infects with incredible ease.
Ammonite
slows the pace with a lo-fi production (as with all the tracks) from brother
Sam Lawrence. Daisy’s voice becoming an instrument
against the simple neo-reggae backing which glides along quite effortlessly.
The pace is
picked up slightly with Coals and a half-muffled verse vocal over a slow drum
which occasional rolls between lines.
Her voice picks up with an impressive rise in tone where the almost
operatic vocal stretches like a songbird against the abrasive chugging of
guitars and synth effects.
It’s no wonder
Daisy has been described as ‘a rising star’.
EP closer Another Sky drops the pace once more and her superb vocals are
allowed to shine once more. A moon-stomp
percussion almost creates an air of fear and her voice only adds to the
beautiful haunting.
A sign of
her amazing rise is confirmed by a recent support slot to Martha Wainwright and
her name can only continue to spread as long as she releases music of this
quality.
9.5/10
Links
Daisy Victoria on Soundcloud
9.5/10
Links
Daisy Victoria on Soundcloud
Published on Louder Than War 5/11/14 - here
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