Soundcheck Live: Torres
Torres' new album, 'Sprinter,' is out May 5.
Overview
That Scott would find a sound so contrary to expectations is essential to her musical identity as Torres. She learned to sing and play the guitar in front of the residents of a senior citizens center. She was raised in Bible-belt Georgia where a burgeoning, broader vision as an artist could not stay put. The songs on Scott’s 2012 debut Torres were primal—delivered with wicked guitar chops—but were mostly arranged with little more than said guitar and Scott’s aching voice.
With Sprinter, her second record (out in May), Torres again finds fertility in juxtaposition, while mining her own biography and anxieties. Sprinter’s fresh sounds come courtesy of Robert Ellis and Ian Olliver, who honed their rhythmic partnership behind the great PJ Harvey.
Join Soundcheck for a special live session in The Greene Space to hear Torres preview some of the songs from her new record. We’ll be live-streaming video and recording for an upcoming Soundcheck podcast.