Torres (album)

Torres
Studio album by Torres
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
Torres chronology
Torres (2013) Sprinter (2015)

Torres (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by Torres, 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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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

1. "Interview: Torres | Inyourspeakers Media". Inyourspeakers.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
2. Torres Reviews – Metacritic
3. drewmalmuth (January 20, 2013). "Review: Torres – Torres « Pma". Pretty Much Amazing. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
4. "Torres: Torres – Music Review". No Ripcord. February 10, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
5. "Album Review: Torres – Torres | BPM". Beatsperminute.com. February 15, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
6. "Torres: Torres | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. January 24, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
7. "Torres | Torres – CD Reviews". Thephoenix.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
8. Leedham, Robert (March 1, 2013). "Torres – Torres / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
9. Torres, Torres [Review] | Nashville Cream | Nashville Scene
10. Snapes, Laura (November 22, 2013). "Torres – Torres". NME. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
11. "Torres Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 7, 2013.