Reviews list for Daughters - Hell Songs (2006)

And now here we are at the second part of these two albums I consider one. You might disagree with me on what I think there, but I'll take the criticism. Hell Songs, released 3 years after the first part/album Canada songs, has more singing while keeping the screaming. This is the better album compared to Canada Songs. Hell Songs continues the experimental mathematical hardcore in a more melodic light. I hope for more of that kind of experimentation in future bands that are still chaotic.

The sun shines with droning guitars and thick drums in "Daughters Spelled Wrong". Then "Fiery" is pretty much Satan's way to get down and dance. It ends wonderfully with a naked acapella line, "this is how you go burning there as quiet as a mouse". Next song "Recorded Inside a Pyramid" does sound like what the title suggests, but it's still great.

"X-Ray" is more extreme and shorter at under one minute, just like some of the songs from their debut. The highlight "Feisty Snake Woman" has a Papier-Mache statue that crumbles down when scissors cut through, causing complete chaos. "Providence by Gaslight" continues the chaos but ends with strings and horns. "Love is a disgusting thing", according to the chant in the hyper "Hyperventilationsystem" that would keep you away from sleeping.

"Crotch Buffet" crouches down, hides, then attacks, repeating that cycle throughout that song. The long 6-minute "Cheers Pricks" has one of the most catchy bass loops I've heard. "The F*** Whisperer" ends the album in both a bang and a whimper, the whimper part being the sudden fadeout after all that action.

Man, the extremeness pumps me up good. Some people may be deterred, but I ain't! With this album, I've connected the tie between me and the music from this band, which would be distant unreachable for some people. Any music listeners should give this album a listen and make it public for the masses to hear. If people aren't satisfied, then scr*w what they think! I'll follow the opinions about people who like this music as much as I do. My feelings shall be justified for this erratic offering of mathematical chaos!

Favorites: "Fiery", "X-Ray", "Feisty Snake Woman", "Hyperventilationsystem", "Cheers Pricks"