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T.O.L.D.
Birth nameDaniel James Smith
Also known asTOLD, The Order of Life and Death
Born18 December
Birmingham, UK
OriginHollywood
Genres
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Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2014–present
Labels

Daniel James Smith, known professionally as T.O.L.D. (The Order of Life and Death), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles.[2] Smith's stage name was inspired by Gustav Klimt's painting "Death and Life."[2]

Smith was born in Birmingham, England.[2] He first toured in the U.K. at age 16 but began working under the name T.O.L.D. in 2014.[2] That year Smith released "Lucifer’s Eyes", which became his best-known song.[3] Shortly after, he released his first EP, Heaven.[3] This was followed in 2016 by his debut album, It's Not About the Witches.[4][5] T.O.L.D. was announced as one of BBC's 'Introducing Artists' of 2019.[6]

Discography

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Album

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Title Album details
It's Not About the Witches
  • Released: 17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)[7]
  • Label: Iamsound Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl

Extended play

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Title Album details
Heaven
  • Released: 18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
  • Label: Iamsound Records
  • Format: digital download
Same Blood
  • Released: 21 June 2019 (2019-06-21)
  • Label: Tragic Fashion
  • Format: digital download

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Lucifer's Eyes" 2014 Heaven
"Return Forever" 2016 It's Not About the Witches
"There's No Truth"
"Master of the Species"
"2 Young"
"Start Again" 2019 Same Blood
"Illusions"
"Same Blood"
"Sunflower"
(featuring Bag Raiders)

References

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  1. ^ Rosenzweig, Mathias. "Indulge in the Strange Emotions of T.O.L.D.'s Video for "Master of Species"". www.vice.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Symonds, Alexandria (11 November 2014). "A Sparkling Synth-Pop Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gardner, Constant. "PREMIERE: T.O.L.D. Comes Armed With a Massive Chorus on "Return Forever"". Complex. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ "T.O.L.D. All Music". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ Stutz, Colin (8 July 2016). "T.O.L.D. Explores Spiritual Psychedelia in '2 Young' Video: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Andrew Marston introduces T.O.L.D. (Malvern)". Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ^ "T.O.L.D. Embraces Solitude on "Master of the Species"". The Fader, Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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