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Not necessarily your favorite songs, but the ones that, when you first heard them, made you go:

“Dude, this is dope ASF.”

Not necessarily because of the lyrics either, but more because of the overall sound, mood, atmosphere, production, or just the sheer vibe of the thing.

Here are 4 of mine:

1. The End -- For me, this is by far their coolest track. The instrumentation and melody are so moody, soundtrack-y, and cinematic, and the lyrics are just as dope. I made a whole post about this one.
2. Fossa -- Purely from a sound perspective, I think this is one of their most interesting tracks sonically. Those dream-pop textures mixed with the post-rock instrumentation make it feel like such a cool direction for them.
3. Drift -- I think this is one of the clearest examples of them going full shoegaze, and I absolutely love it.
4. (Missed Calls) -- I really like experimental stuff, especially if it works. This track managed to give me anxiety one particular night, so… well done, I guess.

I’m really curious to see what songs you all have in mind.

In this random post ima talk ab the dazzler, Elena’s single. I wonder if anyone else has some sort of extraordinary connection to Daughter:exre songs. I find this song deeply special, in fact, most listened song ever cause it fully represents the hopelessness of unrealistic dream i’ve been having for a while which is finding someone immensely identical, essentially a copy of myself and disappearing with them forever. It’s like all or nothing and concept of love/relationships is broken to the point where i need someone who shares similar sickness, weirdness, uniqueness, trauma, music, movies, vibes and perception + view on everything, an 80%+ copy. The problem is, the concept is completely fictional, even npcs cannot find copies of themselves and so The Dazzler to me represents this idea of living with that fact and nothingness of always being alone and never finding that person because there’s no copy, someone who’d perfectly accept everything and match, you could disappear together, an actual soulmate, the song isn’t exactly about that but it is somehow a soundtrack to this thought. A funny fact is that i recently had a trip to Slovakia and my hotel room number was 232, what a coincidence. And you always keep looking everywhere and wondering where that person is knowing deep down that it doesn’t even exist.. Technically even this stupid post is an outreach attempt lol
daughter community isn’t very active anyway so ima just leave this here.
I’m curious what y’all think on this and if anyone was ever able to find a copy of themselves, not a carbon copy but at least 65%+

Are there any pics of 2026 Elena out there

One of the reasons I love Daughter so much is Elena’s ability to balance abstract metaphor with emotional specificity.

Her lyrics are never so abstract that they become impossible to understand, but they’re also not so narrowly personal that you can’t find yourself in them. That balance is something I crave from a lot of artists, and very few pull it off for me the way she does.

So I started thinking about specific lines that have stuck with me, the ones that still make me stop for a second because of how powerful, sharp, or devastating they are.

Here are nine of mine:

1. I'll meet you on another planet if the plans change -- Be on Your Way
2. Your father's a liar while my father's lying down -- A Hole in the Earth
3. I'd never loved a living thing so much / I was not equipped to just / Sit and watch you quit on us -- To Rage
4. The worst night of my life / Or even worse, the best -- Party
5. You could still be what you want to / What you said you were when I met you -- Medicine
6. I'm tryna get out / Find a subtle way out / Not just cross myself out / Not to disappear -- New Ways
7. I want you so much / But I hate your guts -- Landfill
8. I'll set fire to the whole place / I don't even care about our house -- Burn It Down
9. Despite everything I'm still human -- Human

Which Daughter lines or verses are the most powerful to you?