The Daughters Of Bristol

Biography

Formiert im Jahre 2002, begannen The Daughters Of Bristol unter dem „Label“ Dark Rock zu veröffentlichen. 2005 veröffentlichten sie ihr erstes Album namens „Voyage“. Ein raues und retroangehauchtes Album welches ihren Stil bis heute definieren sollte. Durch das ständig wechselnde Line-Up kristallisierte sich am Ende jedoch doch ein fester, noch heute bestehender, Mitgliederbund heraus. Dieser besteht aus Lead-Sänger Joseph Ronin und Lead-Gitarrist Edward Nicholas. In den letzten 10 Jahren brachten es The Daughters Of Bristol auf stolze 4 Alben und einige Compilationbeiträge. Nun, mit dem neuen Mitglied Aaron Brown am Bass, schicken sich die Daughters an ihr neues Album namens „The Ave“ zu veröffentlichen. „The Ave“ fängt nicht nur da an wo ihre Vorgänger aufhörten, sondern setzt einen neuen Maßstab der Band. Eine Kombination aus trockenem Rock, poetischem Gesang der Josephs Texte, die von Lebenserfahrungen in einem dunklen Leben auf schmerzhafte Art und Weise handeln, aufs Beste zum tragen bringen. Melodische Gitarren, Hook-like Rhythmussektionen und subtile Drumbeats sind die Signatur der kleinen Brüder von den Schwestern of Mercy wie sie hinter vorgehaltener Hand auch genannt werden.

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Formed in 2002, The Daughters of Bristol began performing and releasing music fashioned as a dark rock outfit. Following an early singles release with Crankspiv Records in 2002, and making headlines at the 2003 Kindred Festival, the band released their first record „Voyage“ – a raw and retro-fitted album that defined the band in 2005. Since then The Daughters ever-revolving line up has served as a refuge for the band’s only two main stays – lead singer Joseph Ronin and lead guitarist Edward Nicholas. Over the last 10 years the band has celebrated four releases under the tutelage of Magnolia Recordings and three compilations through various other labels across the globe. In 2007, „Jones Hall“ was released – a first full length effort by Ronin and Nicholas. The Jones record testified to the Daughter’s vintage goth rock sound as the album boasts a mixture of caustic anthems and meandering guitars circa 1985. „Woman At The Side EP“ brought more attention to the band during its 2009 unvailing. Following a review by Mick Mercer in The Mick 54 issue, The Daughters started getting traction with fans in Europe, Asia and in the US. The record’s success is mostly in part to driven rock tracks „Woman At The Side“, „Of Ash and Wake“ and „In The Midst of Your Temple“. In 2010, a B-Side record titled Holts Summit was released with surprisingly good reviews despite the un-polished home recording that never made it into studio production and was never intended for fan ears. With bassist Aaron Brown recently added to the line up, The Daughters show a well rounded chemistry that serves as catalyst for their 2012 release titled „The Ave“. „The Ave“ not only picks up where previous releases left off, but it stands out on its own merit due to a combination of robust sundry rock, poetic vocals, and cultivated arrangements. Joseph’s lyrics relate to life experiences in a dark, driven and painful way that rings out with an anapestic and existential like flare „everywhere I turn everywhere there’s pain so I’m heading elsewhere on an elsewhere train“. The vocals are accompanied by melodic guitars, hook-like rhythm sections and subtle drum beats, just the signature sound their fans will continue to embrace.