Album Review
Ex:Re - Ex:Re
4 StarsFully-formed, rich and incredibly affecting.
‘Ex:Re’, the debut album from Daughter singer Elena Tonra’s new solo project of the same name, is a breakup record. “It was the end of a relationship, and there was no way to undo it. The moment I realised it wasn’t going to be resolved the way I thought it was was also the moment I realised I should write about it,” she says.
Lyrically, it’s a scattered series of ruminations on the end of an era, with anger, guilt and sadness all permeating its fabric. Musically, though, it expands the singer’s palate, transmitting these feelings via new, punchier textures. ‘Crushing’ is a sharp, quick stab to the heart, while the percussion from 4AD producer Fabian Prynn fleshes out these diary entries to make an album that’s fully-formed, rich and incredibly affecting.
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Ex:Re announces further live shows
The new project of Daughter's Elena Tonra will play three April shows across Europe.
19th February 2019, 12:00am
Maxine Peake guests in Ex:Re’s video for ‘The Dazzler’
It’s taken from the self-titled debut album.
22nd January 2019, 12:00am
Daughter’s Elena Tonra announces solo album as Ex:Re
The album is out this Friday(!) and previewed by a video for first single 'Romance'.
26th November 2018, 12:00am
Daughter’s Elena Tonra on the heartbreak and catharsis of her debut solo album
The album, under the name Ex:Re, is out this week via 4AD.
26th November 2018, 12:00am
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