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Daphne & The Golden Chord released on April 20th, 2018 through Agent Anonyme/Absolute, follows Daphne’s critically applauded debut album, Optimist In Black, with Tony Visconti once again in the producer’s seat.

Daphne & The Golden Chord is a consistently unflinching and personal album. “I can’t sing a single word I don’t believe in. It’s the closest thing I can get to a memoir without making people I know very cross indeed. It’s all there: love, hate and nervous breakdowns.” The tongue-in-cheek psychedelia of ‘Deja Vu Guru’ mocks bogus spirituality, whilst ‘Captain Catastrophe’ (Daphne’s own childhood nickname) tracks the take down of charlatans & preconceived ideas to wah-wah guitar, backwards tape sounds and Tony Visconti’s inimitable string arrangements. ‘It’s Alright’ (which Daphne calls a ‘one take wonder’) provides one of the album’s most emotionally unguarded moments (a nod towards Johnny Thunders), and ‘But I’m Not’ finds a vindicated Daphne alternately rhyming lyrics in French & English above a Phil Spector Girl Group beat.

With the new band in place Daphne found herself moving in a more guitar based ‘Glam rock’ direction. Daphne & The Golden Chord was recorded almost entirely live to analogue tape in a 3 week session at British Grove Studios, using a vintage EMI console - the same model used on Abbey Road, Dark Side Of The Moon and Band On The Run. The music derives from Daphne’s classical training, the band’s punk rock immediacy and Tony Visconti’s production and arranging genius, all tied together by a shared love of 70s Glam and Daphne’s gliding, sonorous voice, reminiscent of an English Grace Slick. The result is the most colourful, vibrant album you will hear from Daphne.

Tracklisting:

1    Deja Vu Guru
2    But I'm Not
3    Talking to Yourself
4    Five Planets
5    No No No
6    Shallow Grave
7    It's Alright
8    Riot
9    Byzantine Romance
10    Remember to Breathe
11    Captain Catastrophe