Typically an artist's best album is their first, or maybe they peak three albums into a career. Occasionally you'll get a Tom Petty who released Wildflowers almost twenty years after his debut album. But then you have TORRES, who seems to get better and better with each album. She's set to release her sixth in January, and judging by the first single, she might be continuing that streak. "Collect" is more of Mackenzie Scott's trademark version of indie rock. It's indie rock with some elements of pop, and almost impossibly intense. "Collect" is heavy on reverb, and has a very sinister vibe throughout. TORRES has crafted her own branch of indie rock, and with this one she's expended to an almost industrial sound. It might be the loudest song she's ever done without adding more rock guitar.
Mackenzie Scott says of her latest single:
“This song is about justice being served. The rage song I’ve been trying to write for years!"
You can watch the video for "Collect" below. What an enormous room is due out January 26 on Merge Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on TORRES, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Wed, Jan 17 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop * Thu, Jan 18 - Chicago, IL @ Venue TBA Fri, Jan 19 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar * Sat, Jan 20 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement * Mon, Jan 22 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) * Tue, Jan 23 - Durham, NC @ Motorco * Wed, Jan 24 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis * Thu, Jan 25 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry * Fri, Jan 26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere * Sat, Jan 27 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair Fri, Feb 2 - Paris, FR @ Le Hasard Ludique Sat, Feb 3 - Bruges, BE @ Cactus Club Mon, Feb 5 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Upstairs Tue, Feb 6 - Cologne, DE @ Bumann & SOHN Wed, Feb 7 - Berlin, DE @ Privatclub Thu, Feb 8 - Munich, DE @ Milla Sat, Feb 10 - Baden, CH @ One of a Million Festival Mon, Feb 12 - Manchester, UK @ YES Tue, Feb 13 - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew Wed, Feb 14 - London, UK @ Oslo Wed, Mar 20 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge ^ Fri, Mar 22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ^ Sat, Mar 23 - Boise, ID @ Venue TBA Tue, Mar 26 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^ Wed, Mar 27 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ^ Fri, Mar 29 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord ^ Sat, Mar 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room ^ Mon, Apr 1 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah ^ Tue, Apr 2 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar ^ Thu, Apr 4 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada ^ Fri, Apr 5 - Austin, TX @ The Parish ^ Sat, Apr 6 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs) ^ * w/ Aisha Burns ^ w/ Liza Anne
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