Daughter is back on the west side of the Atlantic for its second full U.S. tour – and this time it includes a stop at the Turner Hall Ballroom on Friday night, the U.K. band's first headline gig in Milwaukee.
The group came together seemingly by fate when drummer Remi Aguilella and guitarist Igor Haefeli met while attending the same London music school. Aguilella was asked by his teacher to perform at a show with Haefeli and frontwoman Elena Tonra. They have been together ever since.
"We found each other randomly, and here we are doing a full tour in the U.S.," Aguilella said, amazed. He credited "those little things" for Daughter's growth. If he hadn't decided to leave France, and if Haefeli hadn't decided to leave Switzerland, they would never have all met in London.
So it would seem that fate brought them together, and now they're bringing their latest American tour to Milwaukee in support of their latest album, "Not to Disappear," which was released last January.
For this new record, Aguilella said, "We wanted to take our time." Thankfully, the band's label agreed, letting the members slowly put together the album and make it something of which they could all be proud.
"It was a good thing for us," Aguilella explained. Taking their time relieved pressure and allowed the album to come together more naturally. It was still plenty of work; some days, he said, they would be in the studio for 10 hours with only a few breaks to be in the sun.
Tonra constructed the lyrics, while Aguilella and Haefeli worked on the arrangements. Aguilella's favorite song of the bunch is "Made of Stone" – to him, the tune came together very naturally – but his preferred one to perform on stage is "How."
Aguilella noted that Daughter will be playing a lot of the new songs off of "Not To Disappear," but since they rarely make it to Milwaukee, they will play some of their older hits, as well. The last time they were in town, and the only other time, it was to open for a show at the Riverside. However, Aguilella said that when they perform in Chicago, fans would always tell them that they drove down from Wisconsin to see them, so it seemed time for Milwaukee to get an actual tour stop.
"We are really excited about it," Aguiella said, adding that he might be even more excited to try some Spotted Cow while he's in town, as the beer is highly revered among his crew.
Tickets are still available for their 9 p.m. show at Turner Hall Ballroom this Friday with Australian band Vancouver Sleep Clinic. To purchase tickets, visit Turner Hall's website.
