Torres is the stage name of Mackenzie Scott, a singer-songwriter and musician from Georgia, United States. She is an independent American artist who also works as a writer and visual artist.

Background

Scott records as Torres and is based in Brooklyn. Her work draws on personal experience and often uses songwriting as a way of working through ideas, emotions and memories. She cites influences including Funkadelic, Nirvana, Ray Bradbury and Joan Didion, and says she wants music that reflects her Southern conservative roots while also sounding futuristic and space-like.

Recording and releases

Her self-titled debut appears in 2013. She then records Sprinter in Bridport, a market town in Dorset, and at Bristol studio of Adrian Utley of Portishead. The album features guitar riffs and synthesizers, with Robert Ellis and Olliver on rhythm. Scott describes it as a “space cowboy” record. It is also associated with a room that previously serves as a children’s nursery, which becomes part of the album’s atmosphere and themes.

Style and themes

Torres works across folk and rock, with indie, alternative and indie pop/rock associations. Her songs are described as intense and self-examining, and Sprinter pushes her towards a louder, more abrasive sound than her debut.