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Daughter

by Empress

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Baby 04:44
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2.
Holding Out 03:48
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3.
Water In My Breath 04:10
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4.
Pleasure, Pleasance 04:10
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5.
Skin! 03:27
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6.
Sinking, Swimming 04:29
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Grandma (You Lie) 02:56
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Rock-A-Bye 04:20
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9.
Fourteen Years 03:07
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10.
Lately 04:58
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about

Six piece neo-house collective Empress, are back showcasing dulcet vocal harmonies and captivating rhythmic textures on their eagerly anticipated debut album Daughter.

Led by female vocal trio Grace Robinson, Stella Dunai and Matilda Pungitore, and performing alongside bassist Noah Hutchinson, drummer Matt Dooley and keyboardist Christy Wozitsky-Jones, the Naarm-based outfit relish in owning a distinct and polished sound; with addition to rotation on Triple J and Triple J Unearthed for previous tracks such as ‘Grandma (You Lie)’ and ‘Lately’.

Daughter is a highly produced body of work that serves as a sonic journal of the band and their odyssey thus far, spotlighting the collective’s evolution since the record’s conception in 2019. It’s an incredibly powerful and diverse ten track album, with focus track and feminist anthem ‘Water In My Breath’ examining the female experience under a patriarchal society. Equal parts cathartic and ruthless, it’s filled with glitchy synth, layered percussion and a warbling bass line to tie it all together.

Speaking on the record, the band says, “These songs were written as our experiences as women saw growth and becoming, and [the name] ‘Daughter’ felt like the right way to reflect this experience. Being a Daughter is an innate shared experience of all women across the globe however you choose to depict femininity, and we wanted to feel them close and connected for this release.”

credits

released June 15, 2023

Grace Robinson - Vocals
Stella Dunai - Vocals
Matilda Pungitore - Vocals
Christy Wositzky-Jones - Piano, Synths
Noah Hutchinson - Bass Guitar, Bass Synth, Vocals (9), Guitar (4)
Matt Dooley - Drums
Paul Kascamanidis - Guitar (2 & 5)
Ollie Cox - Electro-acoustic percussion (5 & 10)
Lucky Pereira - Percussion (2, 4, & 8)

Produced by Noah Hutchinson & Christy Wositzky-Jones
Additional Production by Moses Carr
Engineered by Pat Telfer
Vocal engineering (3, 4, & 9) by Craig Pilkington
Mixed by Nick Herrera
Mastered by Lachlan Carrick
Art by Cecilia Martinez de Puig (cm-dp)

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Empress Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne band Empress’ swirling vocal harmonies and captivating synth-based electronic dance grooves have helped them build a reputation as a live force. Consisting of female vocal trio Grace Robinson, Stella Dunai and Matilda Pungitore, as well as bassist Noah Hutchinson, drummer Matt Dooley and keyboardist Christy Wozitsky-Jones, the band just released their debut single Baby. ... more

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