Music From Before The Storm

Music From Before the Storm, Daughter’s third album, is the soundtrack for the video game Life is Strange: Before the Storm, a prequel to the acclaimed 2015 graphic adventure video game Life is Strange.

Background
In an interview, Elena Tonra commented that it was 'weird' to work with people outside of her comfort zone, saying:"'It was great because we were writing towards something else apart from ourselves for the first time.'"Which Igor Haefeli also commented on:"'We came in with an open mind, and they were very trusting and really let us do our thing. They made sure we knew that Chloe [Life Is Strange’s main character] was a loud character, so the tone needed to match that, and it meant it was some of the heaviest stuff we’ve written.'"

Critical Reception
Will Richards of DIYMag.com commented on the album, calling it a "brilliant, refreshing side-step from Daughter, and shows them to be as affecting as ever." Dan Carabine of The Line of Best Fit commented on it saying: "With the immersive capacity of video games in mind,  Music from Before the Storm  seeks to engulf the listener in a massive, yet delicate and complex world. Guitarist Igor Haefeli's use of delay and reverb in tracks such as "Glass" and "Witches" is evocative of a certain vastness which can be runs throughout the entire score, yet the driving percussion of Remi Aguilella infuses the work with a sense of direction and urgency that reflects the journey of 16-year-old Chloe Price, on which the story of  Before the Storm  is centred. While the majority of tracks are without lyrics, this is not to say that a sense of genuine emotion is missing in Daughter's instrumentation. There's a melancholy in the elegance of the guitar in "I Can't Live Here Anymore", which combines with distant piano chords to create a chillingly beautiful piece of music While murmurs from Tonra of "I can't live here" can just about be made out amidst weird samples played in reverse, the real power of the track unquestionably lies in its arrangement and composition."

Track listing

 * 1) "Glass"
 * 2) "Burn It Down"
 * 3) "Flaws"
 * 4) "Hope"
 * 5) "The Right Way Around"
 * 6) "Witches"
 * 7) "Departures"
 * 8) "All I Wanted"
 * 9) "I Can't Live Here Anymore"
 * 10) "Dreams of William"
 * 11) "Improve"
 * 12) "Voices"
 * 13) "Youth"