Torres (album)
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]
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| Released | January 22, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2012 | |||
| Studio | Franklin, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk | |||
| Length | 51:38 | |||
| Label | Independent | |||
| Producer | Mackenzie Scott, Ryan McFadden | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pretty Much Amazing | A−[3] |
| No Ripcord | 9/10[4] |
| BPM | 8.6/10[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.1/10[6] |
| Boston Phoenix |   [7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[8] |
| Nashville Scene | 4/5[9] |
| NME | 9/10[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
- 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 Prass – vocal harmonies on "November Baby"
- Ryan McFadden – drum programming on "Chains" and "Don't Run Away, Emilie"
Production
- Mackenzie Scott – Co-Producer
- Ryan McFadden – Co-Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Andrew Darby – Mastering
Art Direction
- Jess Cohen – Design, Inside Photo, Layout
- Bobby Herb – Cover Photo
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
- "Interview: Torres | Inyourspeakers Media". Inyourspeakers.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- Torres Reviews – Metacritic
- drewmalmuth (2013-01-20). "Review: Torres - Torres « Pma". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- "Torres: Torres - Music Review". No Ripcord. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- "Album Review: Torres - Torres | BPM". Beatsperminute.com. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- "Torres: Torres | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- "Torres | Torres - CD Reviews". Thephoenix.com. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- 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.
- Torres, Torres [Review] | Nashville Cream | Nashville Scene
- Snapes, Laura (22 November 2013). "Torres - Torres". NME. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Torres Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-10-07.