Hell Songs

Hell Songs
Studio album by Daughters
Released	August 8, 2006
Recorded	March 2006 at Mad Oak studio in Allston, MA and Translator Audio in Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Mathcore noise rock
Length	23:13
Label	Hydra Head (HH666-111)
Producer	Andrew Schneider, Daughters
Daughters chronology
Canada Songs (2003) Hell Songs (2006) Daughters (2010)

Hell Songs is the second studio album by American rock band Daughters, released on August 8, 2006, through Hydra Head Records.

Musical style

Surprisingly, due to the change in the band's style, Daughters were able to double the length of their previous recording, and end up with an album length of 23:13. The album sees Daughters changing their style musically as well as vocally; there is no screaming whatsoever.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Alt Press
LAS Magazine
Ox-Fanzine	(7/10)
Pitchfork Media	(6.7/10)
Pop Matters
Sputnikmusic
Tiny Mix Tapes

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Daughters Spelled Wrong"	1:41
2.	"Fiery"	1:27
3.	"Recorded Inside a Pyramid"	3:26
4.	"X-Ray" (originally titled "Boner X-Ray" on advance copies of the CD)	0:49
5.	"Feisty Snake-Woman" (originally titled "First Snake-Woman" on advance copies of the CD)	2:13
6.	"Providence by Gaslight"	1:53
7.	"Hyperventilationsystem"	2:45
8.	"Crotch Buffet"	1:07
9.	"Cheers Pricks"	6:00
10.	"The Fuck Whisperer"	1:47
Total length:		23:13

Japanese Version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"And Then the C.H.U.D.S. Came / Mike Morowitz, the Fantasy Fuck"	2:34
2.	"Hello Assholes"	0:43
3.	"X-Ray"	1:16
4.	"Jones from Indiana"	1:05
5.	"Nurse, Would You Please Prep the Patient for Sexual Doctor"	1:23
6.	"Damn Those Blood Suckers and Their Good Qualities"	1:24
7.	"Fur Beach"	1:05
8.	"Flattery is a Bunch of Fucking Bullshit / Room Full of Hard-Ons and Nowhere to Sit Down"	1:36
9.	"I Slept With Daughters and All I Got Was This Lousy Song Written About Me"	1:02
10.	"Pants, Meet Shit"	1:01
11.	"The Ghost with the Most"	2:28
12.	"I Don't Give a Shit About Wood, I'm Not a Chemist / My Stereo Has Mono and So Does My Girlfriend"	2:43

The Japanese imported edition features twelve live bonus tracks under the sub-title "Live at CBGB"

Personnel

Daughters

• Alexis Marshall – vocals
• Nicholas Andrew Sadler – guitar
• Brent Frattini – guitar
• Samuel M. Walker – bass
• Jon Syverson – drums

Additional musicians

• Ryan McGuire – double bass on "Providence by Gaslight"
• Forbes Graham – trumpet, euphonium on "Providence by Gaslight"
• Mia Matsumiya – Violin on "Providence by Gaslight"

Production and recording

• Andrew Schneider – production, mixing
• Daughters – production
• Nick Zampiello – mastering
• Devin Charette - additional engineering, assistance
• Ethan Dussalt - help
• Bob Maloney - help
• Bo Dixon - help

Artwork and design

• Alexis Marshall – art direction
• Steven Vallot – album art
• Aaron Turner – album construction