Not to Disappear

Not to Disappear
Not to Disappear
Studio album by Daughter
Released	15 January 2016
Recorded	Rare Book Room Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Indie pop; post-punk; shoegaze; post-rock; dream pop;
Length	47:03
Language	English
Label	4AD
Producer	Igor Haefeli; Nicolas Vernhes;
Daughter chronology
Singles from Not to Disappear
	"Doing the Right Thing"; Released: 30 September 2015; "Numbers"; Released: 10 November 2015; "How"; Released: 25 February 2016; "No Care"; Released: 28 July 2016;

Not to Disappear is the second studio album by British indie folk band Daughter, released on 15 January 2016 by 4AD.^[3] In anticipation of the album, a music video for the promotional single "Doing the Right Thing" was released on 30 September 2015.^[4] A music video for the single "Numbers" followed in November 2015. The album cover is "The World is Spinning Around", a painting by British artist Sarah Shaw.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10^[6]
Metacritic	74/100^[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[8]
The A.V. Club	B^[9]
Billboard	^[10]
The Guardian	^[11]
NME	4/5^[12]
The Observer	^[13]
Pitchfork	6.7/10^[1]
Q	^[14]
Rolling Stone	^[15]
Uncut	8/10^[16]

Not to Disappear received generally positive reviews from critics.^[7] Annie Zaleski of The A.V. Club found that Daughter's "brutal lyrical honesty" sets them apart from musical antecedents such as The Cure, PJ Harvey and Beach House.^[9] Sonic Seducer said that the band had created a dynamic mixture of indie pop, folk and shoegaze that reflected influences from bands such as London Grammar and Massive Attack.^[2] Marcy Donelson of AllMusic called the album "elegant, moving, and often beautiful", as well as sufficiently dynamic despite its reliance on "sound-defining delay, a dark tone palette, and friable vocals".^[8] Rolling Stone's Amy Rose Spiegel was more critical, finding that the minimal instrumentation "can highlight the monotony of Tonra's gorgeous, but largely static, vocal phrasing".^[15]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year	2016	86^[17]
The Skinny	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016	50^[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elena Tonra and Igor Haefeli.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Ways"	5:25
2.	"Numbers"	4:16
3.	"Doing the Right Thing"	5:14
4.	"How"	4:26
5.	"Mothers"	5:21
6.	"Alone / With You"	4:33
7.	"No Care"	2:53
8.	"To Belong"	4:17
9.	"Fossa"	6:46
10.	"Made of Stone"	3:52
Total length:		47:03

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"The End"	5:27
Total length:		52:30

Personnel

Daughter

Igor Haefeli – production, arrangements
Remi Aguilella – additional production, arrangements
Elena Tonra – arrangements

Additional contributors

Nicolas Vernhes – production
Joe Lambert – mastering
David Tolomei – engineering
Alison Fielding – art direction, design
Sarah Shaw – paintings

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[19]	26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[20]	26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[21]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[22]	53
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[23]	32
French Albums (SNEP)^[24]	107
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[25]	26
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[26]	30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[27]	40
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[28]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[29]	12
UK Albums (OCC)^[30]	17
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[31]	4
US Billboard 200^[32]	80
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[33]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[34]	190

References

^ ^a ^b Monroe, Jazz (19 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Vogel, Thomas; Karstedt, Jörn; Reinbold, Kai; Kriegs, Masi; Heymann, Peter; et al. (2016). "Soundcheck". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. p. 68.
^ "Daughter Detail New Album 'Not To Disappear'". 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "Daughter announce new album 'Not To Disappear'". NME. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "Sarah Shaw - 'The World is Spinning Around' New album art for 'Daughter' album 'Not to Disappear' Jan 2016 - Prints available". www.sarahshaw.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^ "Not To Disappear by Daughter reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Not to Disappear by Daughter Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Donelson, Marcy. "Not to Disappear – Daughter". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Zaleski, Annie (15 January 2016). "Daughter finds uneasy comfort in the familiar on a lovely second album". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ Partridge, Kenneth (8 February 2016). "Alt-Folkies Daughter Colors Bright Sounds With Shades of Gray on 'Not to Disappear': Album Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ Gibsone, Harriet (14 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear review – a chilly emotional echo chamber". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ Daly, Rhian (15 January 2016). "Daughter – 'Not To Disappear'". NME. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ Empire, Kitty (17 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear review – unflinching and unexpected". The Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^ Segal, Victoria (February 2016). "Girl Power". Q. No. 355. p. 109.
^ ^a ^b Spiegel, Amy Rose (15 January 2016). "Not to Disappear". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ Wallace, Wyndham (March 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear". Uncut. No. 226. p. 72.
^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Lescharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 3, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Charts.nz – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
^ "Daughter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Daughter Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[PM-1] Monroe, Jazz (19 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[Seducer-2] Vogel, Thomas; Karstedt, Jörn; Reinbold, Kai; Kriegs, Masi; Heymann, Peter; et al. (2016). "Soundcheck". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. p. 68.

[4AD-3] "Daughter Detail New Album 'Not To Disappear'". 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[4] "Daughter announce new album 'Not To Disappear'". NME. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[5] "Sarah Shaw - 'The World is Spinning Around' New album art for 'Daughter' album 'Not to Disappear' Jan 2016 - Prints available". www.sarahshaw.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

[6] "Not To Disappear by Daughter reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[MC-7] "Not to Disappear by Daughter Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[AM-8] Donelson, Marcy. "Not to Disappear – Daughter". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[AV-9] Zaleski, Annie (15 January 2016). "Daughter finds uneasy comfort in the familiar on a lovely second album". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[10] Partridge, Kenneth (8 February 2016). "Alt-Folkies Daughter Colors Bright Sounds With Shades of Gray on 'Not to Disappear': Album Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[11] Gibsone, Harriet (14 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear review – a chilly emotional echo chamber". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[12] Daly, Rhian (15 January 2016). "Daughter – 'Not To Disappear'". NME. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[13] Empire, Kitty (17 January 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear review – unflinching and unexpected". The Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[14] Segal, Victoria (February 2016). "Girl Power". Q. No. 355. p. 109.

[RS-15] Spiegel, Amy Rose (15 January 2016). "Not to Disappear". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[16] Wallace, Wyndham (March 2016). "Daughter: Not to Disappear". Uncut. No. 226. p. 72.

[17] "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

[18] "The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016". The Skinny. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[ac_Australia_Daughter-19] "Australiancharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[ac_Austria_Daughter-20] "Austriancharts.at – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[ac_Flanders_Daughter-21] "Ultratop.be – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[ac_Wallonia_Daughter-22] "Ultratop.be – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[ac_Netherlands_Daughter-23] "Dutchcharts.nl – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[ac_France_Daughter-24] "Lescharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

[ac_Germany_Daughter-25] "Offiziellecharts.de – Daughter – Not to Disappear" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

[ac_Ireland_-26] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 3, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[ac_New_Zealand_Daughter-27] "Charts.nz – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[ac_Scotland_-28] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[ac_Switzerland_Daughter-29] "Swisscharts.com – Daughter – Not to Disappear". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[ac_UK2_-30] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[ac_UKIndependent_-31] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

[ac_Billboard200_Daughter-32] "Daughter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[ac_BillboardRock_Daughter-33] "Daughter Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[34] "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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Elena Tonra Igor Haefeli Remi Aguilella
Studio albums	If You Leave Not to Disappear Stereo Mind Game
Extended plays	His Young Heart The Wild Youth

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