Torres (musician)

Scott was born in Orlando, Florida, and adopted at birth. From the age of three, she was raised in Macon, Georgia.

Brought up in a conservative Christian home, Scott was the youngest of three. At an early age, she learned how to play the flute and piano and sang in the children's choir at her Baptist church. Through The Phantom of the Opera, Scott soon became interested in musical theatre. She started singing in her high school's musical production of Fiddler on the Roof. She began to perform in musicals, learned to play guitar, and started playing and singing hymns during church services and at a nursing home every week.[1][2]

After high school, Scott moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend Belmont University, where she received a degree in songwriting and a minor in English literature. In college, Scott began to record her music. She graduated in December 2012.

From a young age, Scott has been influenced by Broadway theatre. Her live performances are known to be very dramatic, and she believes this stems from her early experiences with musical theater. Scott has cited Brandi Carlile and Fleetwood Mac as major influences on her style. She writes poetry and short stories, and she has listed her favorite author as Sylvia Plath, who has inspired many of her works.

Her self-titled album Torres received favorable reviews from Beats Per Minute, Pitchfork, and Metacritic. Music website Pitchfork Media named Torres's debut single, "Honey," best new track, describing it as "an arena-rock moment happening on an empty stage [...] with its slow-burn intensity and coiled energy."[15] Following the release of the album, Pitchfork gave the debut album an 8.1 rating calling the record "an overwhelming rush of feeling [...] that connects with throat-seizing immediacy."[16]

Torres' second album also received many positive reviews. On Metacritic, the album has a score of 81 out of 100, indicating "Universal acclaim."[17] Consequence of Sound praised that Scott's lyrics, "writes with the courage of someone much older. She is already willing to bear the wisdom and insight that comes from her Southern Baptist roots—and from leaving them behind"[18] and gave the album an A−. Pitchfork also praised the album writing "When Scott can find the right balance of these elements—dark, introspective, mid-tempo, highly distorted, and in the four to five-minute range—she hits a sweet spot, like on 'New Skin' and the album's title track."[19]

Torres' third album Three Futures, released on September 29, 2017, was met with positive reviews. Rolling Stone gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars. The Rolling Stone describes the album as "offering conflicted images of emotional and physical release over bracing industrial-rock textures."[20] The AV Club also praised Three Futures describing it as "hazily fascinating, flowing naturally through its various peaks and valleys, and it succeeds in Scott's goal of being truly immersive listening," while rating the album an A−.[21] Consequence of Sound gave the album a B+, describing Scott's ability to pursue new musical directions "with poise and confidence..."[22] DIY also awarded Three Futures 4 out of 5 stars and noted Scott takes a step forward without forgetting what made her previous albums successful, by venturing into "previously little-trodden ground in sumptuous new ways."[23]

Scott is currently in a relationship with artist Jenna Gribbon, who designed the cover for her album Silver Tongue. She describes an experience of meeting her in a dream before they met in person.[24] Scott announced their engagement in October 2020.[25] On May 1, 2021, Scott came out as non-binary in a tweet.[26]

• Torres on Partisan Records label
• 4ad Records