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]
T.O.L.D. | |
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| Birth name | Daniel James Smith |
| Also known as | TOLD, The Order of Life and Death |
| Born | 18 December Birmingham, UK |
| Origin | Hollywood |
| Genres | [1] |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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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
editAlbum
edit| Title | Album details |
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| It's Not About the Witches |
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Extended play
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| Heaven |
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| Same Blood |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Symonds, Alexandria (11 November 2014). "A Sparkling Synth-Pop Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b Gardner, Constant. "PREMIERE: T.O.L.D. Comes Armed With a Massive Chorus on "Return Forever"". Complex. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "T.O.L.D. All Music". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (8 July 2016). "T.O.L.D. Explores Spiritual Psychedelia in '2 Young' Video: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard.
- ^ "Andrew Marston introduces T.O.L.D. (Malvern)". Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "T.O.L.D. Embraces Solitude on "Master of the Species"". The Fader, Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- T.O.L.D. on SoundCloud
- T.O.L.D. at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-6-18.