Silver Tongue (album)

Silver Tongue is the fourth studio album by American musician Torres. It was released on January 31, 2020 under Merge Records.[13]

Silver Tongue
Studio album by
Torres
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)
Length34:31
LabelMerge
ProducerMackenzie Scott
Torres chronology
Three Futures
(2017)		 Silver Tongue
(2020)		 Thirstier
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[1]
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Consequence of SoundB+[5]
DIY[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
MusicOMH[8]
NME[9]
Paste8/10[10]
Pitchfork7.4/10[11]
Under the Radar8/10[12]

The first single from the album, "Good Scare" was released on October 29, 2019.[14] The second single "Gracious Day" was released December 3, 2019.[15]

Critical reception

Silver Tongue was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 19 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album a score of 78 based on 16 reviews.[16]

Accolades
Accolades for Silver Tongue
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Paste Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
18
[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mackenzie Scott

Silver Tongue track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Good Scare"3:35
2."Last Forest"3:44
3."Dressing America"3:59
4."Records of Your Tenderness"2:47
5."Two of Everything"4:49
6."Good Grief"5:03
7."A Few Blue Flowers"3:50
8."Gracious Day"2:34
9."Silver Tongue"4:10

Personnel
  • Mackenzie Scott – vocalist, guitar, producer, drums, synthesizer
  • Bryan Bisordi – drums
  • Jorge Elbrecht – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Erin Manning - synthesizer
  • Jeff Zeigler - engineer

References
  1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. Kot, Greg (January 24, 2020). "Torres album review: 'Silver Tongue' turns a relationship inside out". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. Dzubay, Laura (February 1, 2020). "Torres Captures the Crackling Friction of Love on Silver Tongue". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. Hamilton-Peach, Chris (30 January 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. Sylvester, Daniel (January 28, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  8. Murphy, John (February 3, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  9. Aubrey, Elizabeth (January 30, 2020). "Torres – 'Silver Tongue' review: the Brooklyn singer beguiles with her most personal memoir yet". NME. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  10. Schonfeld, Zach (January 29, 2020). "TORRES Confronts Desire and Infatuation on Silver Tongue". Paste. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  11. Copperman, Joshua (February 3, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  12. Von Pip, Andy (January 30, 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  13. Bernstein, Jonathan (October 29, 2019). "Torres Announces New Album 'Silver Tongue'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. Bloom, Madison (October 29, 2019). "Torres Announces New Album Silver Tongue, Shares New Song 'Good Scare'". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  15. Minsker, Evan (December 3, 2019). "TORRES Shares New Song 'Gracious Day'". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  16. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  17. "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Paste. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.


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