Torres (album)

Torres (stylised as TORRES) is the self-titled 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]

TORRES
Studio album by
Torres
Released22 January 2013
RecordedSummer 2012, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
GenreRock, folk
Length51:38
LabelIndependent
ProducerMackenzie Scott, Ryan McFadden
Torres chronology
TORRES
(2013)		 Sprinter
(2015)

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.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

Musicians

Production

Art Direction

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

Releases
RegionDateLabelFormat
Worldwide22 January 2013IndependentMP3
United States8 February 2013IndependentCD, Vinyl
Europe11 November 2013IndependentCD
United States14 March 2014Misra RecordsCassette

References
  1. "Interview: Torres | Inyourspeakers Media". Inyourspeakers.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  2. Torres Reviews - Metacritic
  3. 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. "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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