Considering the chaotic unpredictability of U.S. experimentalists Daughters, a solo album from frontman Alexis Marshall will be anything but ordinary. Entering the studio without a plan, alongside Jon Syverson (Daughters) and Evan Patterson (Jaye Jayle, Young Widows), Alexis’ debut record is born from moments of spontaneity. Fragments of drum patterns and piano lines create complex and multi-textured soundscapes that don’t quite fit within the boundaries of normality. Adding to the unusual, items were sourced from a hardware store in order to further the rattle and rumble that makes this record so abrasive. Moments of hushed lamentation alongside softly played piano give way to tirades of angry vocals, alongside the proto-industrial scrape of chains across concret...
