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Torres


Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Beautiful & fierce, alternative pop

Status:

Most recent release, Three Futures (2017)

See also:

Torres's site

Wikipedia's entry for Torres

Torres's facebook page

Comparisons:

Emma Ruth Rundle, Bat For Lashes, PJ Harvey, Cat Power

Covers/own material:

Own

General comments:

Truly great stuff—someone Pitchfork(?) describes her as a cross between PJ Harvey and EMA. She's got a voice and she know how to use it. (Neile)

Comments about live performance:

I saw Torres (twice!) at SXSW earlier this year. She was great! Definitely someone to watch. (neal)

Recommended first album:

Either

Recordings:


Torres

Release info:

2012

Availability:

wide

Ecto priority:

Highly recommended

Group members:

Mackenzie Scott—vocals, guitars, percussion

Guest artists:

Chris DePorter—drums, percussion
Brady Surface—bass, synth
Mark Sloan—guitar, Rhodes
Bobby Chase—violin
Nathalie Press—backing vocals (4)
Ryan McFadden—drum programming (6, 8)

Produced by:

Mackenzie Scott and Ryan McFadden

Comments:

A strongly emotional, evocative album. Melancholy and haunting pop. It's is a great debut. About three-quarters is amazing—the rest is only very good. Sad, really (I joke). One of the top albums of the year. (Neile)

One of the top albums of the year. (gordoja@optonline.net)


Sprinter

Release info:

2015—Partisan Records

Availability:

Wide

Ecto priority:

Highly recommended

Group members:

Mackenzie Scott—vocals, guitars, synthesizers

Guest artists:

Rob Ellis—drums, synthesizers, percussion, Moog, Stylophone, backing vocals
Chris Hamilton—programming, treatments, Moog, guitar
Adrian Utley—guitar, oberheim moog, temple blocks
Ian Olliver—bass
Scanner—synthesizers, treatments
BJ Cole—pedal steel

Produced by:

Rob Ellis and Mackenzie Scott

Comments:

Still melancholy, but with an added edge. Gorgeous moments, angry moments. A truly expressive, affecting album. Every bit as strong as her debut. (Neile)

Three Futures

Release info:

2017—4AD

Availability:

Wide

Ecto priority:

Highly recommended

Group members:

Mackenzie Scott—vocals, guitar, drum programming, synthesizer

Guest artists:

Dahm Majuri Cipolla—drums, electronic sampler
Cameron Kapoor—guitar, analog modular instructor, synthesizers
Erin Manning—moog, synthesizers, keyboards
Chris Hamilton—synthesizers, sound treatments, drum machine
Ben Chrisophers—synthesizers, sound treatments, omnichord
Adrian Utley—synthesizers
Rob Ellis—electronic percussion, synthesizers, drum programming

Produced by:

Rob Ellis & Mackenzie Scott

Comments:

A strong-voiced and powerful album. Rich, smart, provocative. Though I like all the songs and they're all hard to agnore, my favourite is probably "Helen In The Woods"—it's so compelling. Overall this is one of my favourite albums of the year. (Neile)

Torres's [Three Futures] is my favorite she's recorded yet (if it's fair to compare her to PJ Harvey, I'd call this one her Is This Desire?. It's fantastic. (timjy@sbcglobal.net)


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