Track Listing

1. Broken Bridge
2. Shattered
3. Let Me Speak
4. Absconding
5. Mermaid
6. Sad & Lonely
7. Things Untold
8. Voodoo Games
9. You Won't See Me
10. Sweet Shadows
11. Dust In The Wind

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77255 in Music
• Released on: 2003-07-29
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
If you can imagine Portishead, with more accsessible vocals, rich harmonies, classical style piano playing, gorgeous string sections and the most amazing beats ever programmed, then you have Daughter Darling. This project is the culmination of 6 years of beat production, the most talented piano, guitar and string players, a world class DJ battle champion and a girl who knew she was going to be a singer since 3 years old. Every song has been carefully crafted into a masterpiece.

Natalie's unique voice provides a strong basis for music that is dark and moody. The title track "Sweet Shadows" deals with her emotions of moving to a big city, feeling alone with only the shadows to guide her as she walks around seeing many "soul-less" people. Voodoo games, is about an ex-boyfriend who can't let go, and uses a voodoo doll to try and continue to keep his violent hold on her from afar.

Szavuly Krisztian, triphop.hu, April 15 2003
"USA-based Daughter Darling could well be the revelation of 2003"

MusicalDiscoveries.com, July 26, 2003
"her voice sounds like the marriage of Sarah McLachlan and Fiona Apple's; one of the single best that we've heard"

Customer Reviews

I love this album and artist.
Take one part Sarah McLachlan and add one part Portishead, mix and you get Daughter Darling.

This album is calm, downtempo, and relaxed. I would buy the album all over again. Incredible.

Sarah McLachlan Meets Portishead
Sara McLachlan-esque breathy, ethereal, yet powerful vocals get a trip-hop spin from Daughter Darling, and it's a case of two great tastes that taste great together. DJ Infiniti's non-intrusive scratching raises the group's moody, folkish, Celtic-tinged singing and tunes from the list of Lachlan-wannabes and helps the group stake out territory of its own. However, the album is not so trip-hoppy that I think it would only appeal to fans of that unjustly overlooked subgenre; the voice and piano work are strong enough to carry the album even without the edge Infiniti provides. The album is consistent in quality all the way through, with numerous highlights, and is enjoyable enough to sustain repeated listens. But beware of listening too carefully: the quality of the music exceeds the quality of the lyrics, and you'll start to notice if you concentrate too hard. The best way to listen to this album is to lie back let it wash over you without reflecting on it too much. Let Daughter Darling hypnotize you. You'll get lost in this album and love it.

Quick P.S.
The first track on Sweet Shadows, Broken Bridge, was also used in the first episode of Bones, Season One - that's how I heard of it, though it took some internet research to track down Daughter Darling - glad I did!