Torres (album)

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TORRES
Studio album by Torres
Released 22 January 2013
Recorded Summer 2012, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Genre Rock, folk
Length 51:38
Label Independent
Producer Mackenzie Scott, Ryan McFadden
Torres chronology
Torres
(2013)
Sprinter
(2015)

Torres (stylised as TORRES) is the self-titled debut studio album by Torres (née Mackenzie Scott), released independently in January 2013. The album was recorded over the course of five days by Nasvhille audio engineer Ryan McFadden in a recording studio in Franklin, Tennessee.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pretty Much AmazingA-[3]
No Ripcord9/10[4]
BPM8.6/10[5]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[6]
Boston Phoenix[7]
Drowned in Sound7/10[8]
Nashville Scene4/5[9]
NME9/10[10]

TORRES has received generally favorable reviews from several mainstream critic websites including BPM, Pitchfork Media, and Drowned in Sound. Metacritic, which assigns an average score based on various professional ratings, gave the album an 81/100, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."[11] Critics praised Scott's powerful, raw voice and the live, intimate recording style as notable attractions of the record. Jayson Greene of Pitchfork Media wrote, " Mackenzie Scott's voice conveys raw, urgent desperation, the sort we flinch from instinctually and are attuned, on a primal level, to heed."[6] Drew Malmuth of Pretty Much Amazing wrote, "TORRES is an album that is pulsating with life."[3]

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Mackenzie Scott

No. Title Length
1. "Mother Earth, Father God"   4:31
2. "Honey"   5:40
3. "Jealousy and I"   4:32
4. "November Baby"   7:04
5. "When Winter's Over"   3:30
6. "Chains"   5:48
7. "Moon & Back"   4:17
8. "Don't Run Away, Emilie"   4:50
9. "Come To Terms"   5:19
10. "Waterfall"   6:07

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Art Direction

Releases

Region Date Label Format
Worldwide 22 January 2013 Independent MP3
United States 8 February 2013 Independent CD, Vinyl
Europe 11 November 2013 Independent CD
United States 14 March 2014 Misra Records Cassette

References

  1. "Interview: Torres | Inyourspeakers Media". Inyourspeakers.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  2. Torres Reviews - Metacritic
  3. 1 2 drewmalmuth (2013-01-20). "Review: Torres - Torres « Pma". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  4. "Torres: Torres - Music Review". No Ripcord. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. "Album Review: Torres - Torres | BPM". Beatsperminute.com. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  6. 1 2 "Torres: Torres | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  7. "Torres | Torres - CD Reviews". Thephoenix.com. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  8. Leedham, Robert (2013-03-01). "Torres - Torres / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  9. Torres, Torres [Review] | Nashville Cream | Nashville Scene
  10. Snapes, Laura. "Torres - Torres". NME. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. "Torres Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
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