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Torres (album)

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Torres
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013
RecordedSummer 2012
StudioFranklin, Tennessee, United States
GenreRock, folk
Length51:38
LabelIndependent
ProducerMackenzie Scott, Ryan McFadden
Torres chronology
Torres
(2013)
Sprinter
(2015)

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

Critical reception

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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

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All music and lyrics by Mackenzie Scott

No.TitleLength
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

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Musicians

  • Mackenzie Scott – singing/voices, guitar, percussion
  • Chris DePorter – drums, percussion
  • Brady Surface – bass, synth
  • Mark Sloan – guitar, rhodes
  • Bobby Chase – violin
  • Larissa Maestro – cello
  • Natalie Prassvocal harmonies on "November Baby"
  • Ryan McFadden – drum programming on "Chains" and "Don't Run Away, Emilie"

Production

Art Direction

  • Jess Cohen – Design, Inside Photo, Layout
  • Bobby Herb – Cover Photo

Releases

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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

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  1. ^ "Interview: Torres | Inyourspeakers Media". Inyourspeakers.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  2. ^ Torres Reviews – Metacritic
  3. ^ a b drewmalmuth (2013-01-20). "Review: Torres – Torres « Pma". Pretty Much Amazing. Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. 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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  9. ^ Torres, Torres [Review] | Nashville Cream | Nashville Scene
  10. ^ Snapes, Laura (22 November 2013). "Torres – Torres". NME. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Torres Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-10-07.