Thirstier Last updated April 18, 2025
2021 studio album
Thirstier Released July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30 ) Recorded 2020 Studio Middle Farm Studios, Devon , UK Genre Length 35 :20 Label Merge Producer "Don't Go Puttin Wishes in My Head" "Thirstier"
Thirstier studio album by American musician Torres . It was released on July 30, 2021, through Merge Records . [ 1]
Background and release Thirstier follows Torres's 2020 album, Silver Tongue . Recorded in fall 2020 at Middle Farm Studios, UK, the album was produced by Torres with her long-time collaborators Rob Ellis and Peter Miles. [ 1] It was mixed by TJ Allen. [ 2] The record was announced in May 2021, alongside the cover-art and tracklist. [ 3] The second track "Don't Go Puttin Wishes in My Head" was served as the first single from the album on 12 May. [ 1] The title track was released as the album's second single on 14 July. [ 4] Thirstier was released on 30 July 2021 by Merge Records . [ 1]
Critical reception At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [ 6] At AnyDecentMusic?, which collates album reviews from websites, magazines and newspapers, they gave the release a 7.8 out of 10, based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews. [ 5]
Track listing All tracks are written by Mackenzie Scott .
Thirstier track listingTitle 1. "Are You Sleepwalking?" 2:40 2. "Don't Go Puttin Wishes in My Head" 4:22 3. "Constant Tomorrowland" 2:40 4. "Drive Me" 3:38 5. "Big Leap" 3:00 6. "Hug from a Dinosaur" 3:18 7. "Thirstier" 4:08 8. "Kiss the Corners" 3:45 9. "Hand in the Air" 3:43 10. "Keep the Devil Out" 4:06 Total length: 35:20
Personnel Mackenzie Scott – vocals, guitars, production (all tracks); synthesizers (tracks 1–6, 9), loops (1, 4, 7, 8, 10); mandola , bouzouki (2); programming (3), autoharp (5, 9), percussion (6), flute (9) Rob Ellis – production (all tracks), drums (tracks 1–8, 10), synthesizers (1, 3–5, 8–10), backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 8–10), percussion (2–9), glockenspiel (3), piano (3, 4, 8, 9); loops, autoharp (4); keyboards (7) Peter Miles – co-production, engineering (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 1–7), synthesizers (1–5, 7–10), drums (1, 3, 4, 9), loops (1, 4, 5, 8, 9), percussion (3, 6, 10), Mellotron (3), piano (6) TJ Allen – mixing (all tracks), shakers (track 2), electric piano (3), bass synthesizer (4) Heba Kadry – mastering Amy Dragon – mastering for vinyl Adrian Utley – synthesizers (track 1) Ben Christophers – synthesizers (tracks 3, 8), Marxophone (5, 9), phonofiddle (8), harp (9) Simon Dobson – trumpet (track 7) Jenna Gribbon – cover painting Daniel Murphy – design References 1 2 3 4 Kreps, Daniel (May 12, 2021). "Torres Announces 'Post-Plague Celebration' Album 'Thirstier' . Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ "Torres – Thirstier" . Tidal . July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Yoo, Noah (May 12, 2021). "Torres Announces New Album Thirstier, Shares Video for New Song: Watch" . Pitchfork . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Blisten, Joe (July 14, 2021). "Torres Previews New Album 'Thirstier' With Booming Title-Track" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . 1 2 "AnyDecentMusic? Review" . AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 5, 2021 . 1 2 "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Neale, Matthew (June 28, 2021). "Torres – Thirstier" . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Goggins, Joe (January 30, 2020). "Album Review: Torres – Thirstier" . DIY . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Murphy, John (July 30, 2021). "Torres – Thirstier" . musicOMH . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Hunt, El (July 28, 2021). "Torres – 'Thirstier' review: a restless, exploratory ode to moments of everyday magic" . NME . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Johnson, Ellen (July 29, 2021). "Torres the Pleasure-Seeker Emerges on New LP Thirstier " . Paste . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Schonfeld, Zach (July 29, 2021). "Torres – Thirstier" . Pitchfork . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Mason, Eric (July 26, 2021). "Music Review: Torres's Thirstier Revels in a Contrast Between Introspection and Drama" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ Campbell, Caleb (July 30, 2021). "Torres -Thirstier" . Under the Radar . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 23, 2021. This page is based on this
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