Not to Disappear
by Daughter
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 61
  3. Negative: 2 out of 61
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  1. Custom_Concerns
    Jan 16, 2016
    6
    Where Daughter succeeds most on Not to Disappear is in creating a hazy, dreamy atmosphere with well-produced, otherworldly instrumentation. The guitars pierce through the noise like light through thick fog. Frontwoman Elena Tonra's vocals are another highlight, supplementing the whimsical instrumentation with a subtle beauty. Though the sound has been well crafted, my biggest issue withWhere Daughter succeeds most on Not to Disappear is in creating a hazy, dreamy atmosphere with well-produced, otherworldly instrumentation. The guitars pierce through the noise like light through thick fog. Frontwoman Elena Tonra's vocals are another highlight, supplementing the whimsical instrumentation with a subtle beauty. Though the sound has been well crafted, my biggest issue with Not to Disappear is the songwriting. Apart from a few tracks, namely How and No Care, I felt the songs here were lacking in melody. There are not enough dynamics to keep this intriguing sound interesting throughout the album's runtime. For this reason, Not to Disappear is going to be a difficult record for me to return to.

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  2. Norgizfox
    Dec 7, 2016
    5
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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Pretty Much Amazing
    Apr 27, 2016
    50
    Not To Disappear is an intermittently pretty affair with painfully little substance, an album that spends so much time wallowing in its own self-indulgent loneliness that it fails to offer up anything listeners can actually relate to.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Feb 11, 2016
    50
    Daughter seem trapped within the confines of their influences.
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  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Feb 1, 2016
    30
    Every aspect of the album sounds like the full-length equivalent of a Spotify Chill Out playlist: flat, disposable, inoffensive (though “technically-sound”) 2010s muzak.
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