London outfit Dogviolet have shared ‘Daughter,’ the latest single from their forthcoming debut EP Wilting. Blending ethereal grunge, post-punk and shoegaze influences, the track explores the pressures of being the eldest daughter and the impossible expectation of holding everything together, even at your own expense.

Opening with a towering wall of guitars, ‘Daughter’ immediately pulls you into its world before easing back to place Naz Toorabally’s intense, emotionally charged vocals front and centre. The contrast works beautifully, allowing the song’s vulnerability to breathe before the guitars return in full force during a cathartic chorus. While the band’s gothic-leaning post-punk influences are evident throughout, it’s the balance between power and restraint that makes the track so compelling. Even when the instrumentation swells, Toorabally’s vocal remains impossible to ignore, transforming the chorus into something that feels less like a performance and more like a battle cry.

Speaking about the track, Toorabally explains: “’Daughter’ is about wanting to break the cycle of generational trauma and resist the eldest daughter compulsion to hold our families together, but not being quite ready to let go of control.”