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Within this track "Miss America", audiences are placed inside a lodging near JFK airport, as the musician receives the heartbreaking update of her father's illness diagnosis. This UK-raised performer had been traveling America for the first time, drumming alongside group Kero Kero Bonito, when abruptly grief casts a shadow, tinging everything with melancholy. Unsteady keys and hushed orchestration underscore gothic dispatches emanating from the tour van: "Cattle farm and broke down shack / Strip-mall, drug deal, panic attacks."

Walton's soft singing are delivered in a flat manner, while the record's intensity stems from the sharp penmanship—blending stories, folksy sayings, and direct personal notes—along with surprising rich textures. Not many songs recently showcase stronger storytelling flair compared to "Shelly", which depicts the killing of a deer and spirals into a petrol-laden confrontation, reminiscent of written works illuminated by flickers of distorted strings. Anxious, quiet verses with resonating, plucked guitar move to grand refrains, with Walton's voice digitally manipulated into something omniscient and menacing.

Audiences might already know the artist as a music creator, DJ, and contributor to bands like Caroline. Daughters' sonic turns draw on her varied career. The first track "Sometimes" bursts with flourish, as if an ensemble caught unawares, whereas "Born Again Backwards" radically increases the BPM via an intense, stunning, repeating percussion. Dense walls of sound, skillfully mixed with a longtime partner, feel at once gnarly and ethereal, and Walton's dark, magical thinking peak on standout "Lambs", which momentarily becomes a twirling dance. "May your life never end in death," Walton bargains, exuding poignant dark comedy.