Torres

TORRES - Torres
Critic Score
Based on 14 reviews
2013 Ratings: #99 / 1115
User Score
Based on 177 ratings
2013 Rank: #127
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CRITIC REVIEWS

91
Pretty Much Amazing

TORRES is an album that is pulsating with life.  All the emotion that went into its making bursts through in the final product, complete with the exhales and floor creaks that a different artist might have felt the need to omit. 

90
No Ripcord

Exponentially mature lyrics for this young woman. Her words are cultured and grounded.

86
Beats Per Minute

Mackenzie Scott takes the most difficult and common emotional battles humans face in modern love and emphasizes them into something real.

81
Pitchfork

Her record is an overwhelming rush of feeling, and it connects with throat-seizing immediacy.

70
Drowned in Sound

Despite her numerous contemporaries, Torres stands out as a distinct and compelling performer.

BonoLightier
81

Torres raw and emotional voice accompanied by those guitar riff make the songs on this LP very enjoyable. She expresses her emotions in a very mature and natural way, making these arena-rock songs made to be performed & imagined in empty stadiums.

EMR
45

In her debut full-lenght LP, Torres displays talent and some songwriting skills, but rarely does she deliver a full lyric-instrumentation-personality service. The tracklist here is not as impressive as it is said to be, with many of the songs bringing way too much of her influences to the table, and names such as PJ Harvey, Cat Power and Joni Mitchell come to mind just instantly. There is no denial that Torres CAN write some memorable hooks and choruses with some creative and lush ... read more

EMR
45

In her debut full-lenght LP, Torres displays talent and some songwriting skills, but rarely does she deliver a full lyric-instrumentation-personality service. The tracklist here is not as impressive as it is said to be, with many of the songs bringing way too much of her influences to the table, and names such as PJ Harvey, Cat Power and Joni Mitchell come to mind just instantly. There is no denial that Torres CAN write some memorable hooks and choruses with some creative and lush ... read more

BonoLightier
81

Torres raw and emotional voice accompanied by those guitar riff make the songs on this LP very enjoyable. She expresses her emotions in a very mature and natural way, making these arena-rock songs made to be performed & imagined in empty stadiums.

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Added on: January 24, 2013