Liam Naughton & The Educators – “Daughter”

Liam Naughton & The Educators make a solid comeback with their new single “Daughter”, and it’s exactly the kind of track that shows what can happen when someone throws themselves into the deep end with full commitment. After five years away, Liam returns with something personal, raw, and clearly built from the ground up, literally out of a home setup and an obsession with learning how to produce from scratch.

“Daughter” doesn’t sound like someone trying to follow a trend. It’s more like listening in on a very specific, lived-in story. There’s detail in the arrangement that tells you the person behind this didn’t phone it in. Liam’s vocals carry the kind of quiet honesty that fits the subject matter without overselling it and his effort to teach himself instruments, learn MIDI and tackle mixing before handing it over to the pros at Artisan Music Studios in Perth paid off. Also, the artwork for this release deserves a quick mention, the simple sketch-style linework of a man watching over a sleeping child, set against a dark background, perfectly mirrors the tone of the track, quiet, caring, and real.

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