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Thirstier Out Now via Merge
Feb 22, 2022
By Joey Arnone
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) has announced rescheduled U.K. and Europe dates for her upcoming tour with Superchunk, which is set to begin this Friday. Scott has also shared her covers of Nirvana’s “All Apologies” and Rodney Crowell’s “Making Memories of Us.” The reel-to-reel tape recorded covers were previously available as a 7-inch single release from Merge. More
Jan 07, 2022
By Mark Redfern
2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar‘s 100 favorite albums from the year. More
The Sound of Yourself Due Out September 24 via Merge
Sep 09, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Mac McCaughan of Superchunk (and also co-founder of Merge Records) is releasing a new solo album, The Sound of Yourself, on September 24 via Merge (of course). Now he has shared its third single, the atmospheric and dreamy “Burn a Fax,” via a video that features a snail. The song features guest vocals from TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) and saxophone from Matt Douglas of The Mountain Goats. More
Thirstier Out Now via Merge
Jul 30, 2021
By Mark Redfern
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) has released a new album, Thirstier, today via Merge. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, today we posted our rave review of the album. More
The Sound of Yourself Due Out September 24 via Merge; New Song Features Yo La Tengo and Jon Wurster
Jul 20, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Mac McCaughan of Superchunk (and also co-founder of Merge Records) has announced a new solo album, The Sound of Yourself, and shared its first single, “Dawn Bends,” which features Yo La Tengo, as well as his Superchunk bandmate Jon Wurster (on drums). In a press release McCaughan says the single is “a cautionary tale about getting a little too into the isolation.” More
Plus HARD FEELINGS, Wye Oak, Morly, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 16, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 27th Songs of the Week of 2021. There wasn’t an onslaught of amazing new songs this week, but we liked enough to come up with a solid Top 10. More
Thirstier Due Out July 30 via Merge
Jul 14, 2021
By Mark Redfern
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) is releasing a new album, Thirstier, on July 30 via Merge. Now she has shared its third single, title track “Thirstier,” via a video for it. More
Thirstier Due Out July 30 via Merge
Jun 16, 2021
By Mark Redfern
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) is releasing a new album, Thirstier, on July 30 via Merge. Now she has shared its second single, “Hug From a Dinosaur,” via a video for it. More
Plus St. Vincent, Leon Bridges, Sleater-Kinney, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 14, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week the CDC relaxed mask guidelines for those who have been vaccinated, helping to further pave the way for live music to return this fall. Although, right now there’s no clear way for venues or stores to check if someone is vaccinated. More
Thirstier Due Out July 30 via Merge
May 12, 2021
By Mark Redfern
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) has announced a new album, Thirstier, and shared its first single, “Don’t Go Puttin Wishes in My Head,” via a video for it. She has also announced some North American and European tour dates. More
Silver Tongue Out Now via Merge
Jun 09, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) released a new album, Silver Tongue, back in January via Merge. Now she has shared a new song, “Too Big for the Glory Hole,” via a video for the track, which was originally was included on a bonus 7-inch packaged with the vinyl version of Silver Tongue, but is now available digitally. More
Plus Stream the New Albums from TORRES, Frances Quinlan, Dan Deacon, Drive-By Truckers, POLIÇA, and More
Jan 31, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Destroyer (the project of Dan Bejar) has released a new album, Have We Met, today via Merge and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below. Below that are streams of other notable albums and EPs released today: TORRES, Frances Quinlan, Wild Nothing, Dan Deacon, Drive-By Truckers, POLIÇA, and Squirrel Flower. More
Silver Tongue Out Now via Merge
Jan 31, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) has released a new album, Silver Tongue, today via Merge. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. Yesterday we posted our review of the album and you can read that as well. More
Silver Tongue Due Out January 31 via Merge
Jan 15, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) is releasing a new album, Silver Tongue, on January 31 via Merge. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Dressing America,” via a video for the track that sometimes finds her mainly undressed. More
Silver Tongue Due Out January 31, 2020 via Merge
Dec 03, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) is releasing a new album, Silver Tongue, on January 31, 2020 via Merge. Now she has shared another song from it, “Gracious Day,” and announced some new tour dates. More
Plus Cate Le Bon and Bradford Cox, Tindersticks, TORRES, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 01, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another light week, in terms of compelling new songs this week. Hence, just like last week’s list and the week before, we only have a Top 8 again, instead of a Top 10. More
Silver Tongue Due Out January 31, 2020 via Merge
Oct 29, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) has announced a new album, Silver Tongue, and shared its new single and opening track, “Good Scare.” More
27: The Most Perfect Album Due Out September 18
Sep 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
27: The Most Perfect Album is an upcoming compilation album in which different artists write songs about the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Now the contribution by TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott), “5th Amendment,” has been shared. More
First New Music Since Being Dropped From Her Label
Jul 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) released a new album, Three Futures, last September via 4AD. It was her first album for the iconic label, but in April in a Twitter post Scott announced that 4AD had dropped her for “not being commercially successful enough.” More
She Had a Three-Album Deal
Apr 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) released a new album, Three Futures, last September via 4AD. It was her first album for the iconic label. Now she has posted to Twitter that the label has dropped her. More
Issue 62 Also Includes Interviews with Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, The Horrors, Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, King Krule, and Much More
Oct 20, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Fall 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Julien Baker on the cover. More
Three Futures Out Now via 4AD
Oct 09, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) released a new album, Three Futures, just over a week ago via 4AD (her first for the label). Now that her fans have spent some time with the album, we invite them to submit their questions for our Fan Interview with Scott. More
Plus Angel Olsen, TORRES, Stars, Cults, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 22, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
We’re back down to eight Songs of the Week, after promising last week to stick with a Top 10 for awhile. But it was a slow week for new tracks. Still, there were some clear gems this week, as you will see below, with an easy choice for top song. More
Three Futures Due Out September 29 via 4AD
Sep 19, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) is releasing a new album, Three Futures, on September 29 via 4AD (her first for the label). She has already shared videos for “Skim” (it was our #1 Song of the Week) and title track “Three Futures” (it was also our #1 Song of the Week). Now she has shared a third song from the album, “Helen in the Woods,” via its video. More
Plus A. Savage, Tricky, Zola Jesus, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 14, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The first four singles from Arcade Fire‘s forthcoming new album, Everything Now, seem to have gotten a mixed response from fans, but we make no apologies for naming the album’s excellent and catchy first single, title track “Everything Now,” our #1 Song of the Week back on June 2. More
Three Futures Due Out September 29 via 4AD
Jul 12, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Last month TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) shared a brand new song and video, “Skim” (it was our #1 Song of the Week), and announced that she had signed to the legendary British indie label 4AD. Now she has announced her new album, her third, and shared its title track. More
Plus Japanese Breakfast, LIV, Ride, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 09, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
What a packed week for new songs and album announcements, enough to help you ignore all the James Comey/Donald Trump (but at least the Conservatives stumbled at the U.K. general election). More
Video Almost NSFW, North American and European Tour Dates This Summer and Fall
Jun 06, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) last released an album, Sprinter, in 2015, via Partisan. It was her sophomore release and was excellent. Now she has signed to the legendary British indie label 4AD and shared a brand new single, “Skim,” via its video. More
"Our First 100 Days" Will Include a New Song Every Day for the First 100 Days of Trump's Presidency
Jan 13, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
During the election many indie rock musicians released anti-Donald Trump songs and likely assumed, like many liberals and Hillary Clinton supporters did, that Trump didn’t have a strong chance of winning. More
TORRES Opening for Garbage on Their “20 Years of Queer Tour”
Oct 02, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Next week Garbage embarks on their “20 Years of Queer Tour,” in which they will play in its entirety their 1995-released excellent self-titled debut album. TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) will be the support act on the U.S. leg of the tour and in honor of that she has shared a new cover of Garbage’s “Special,” which is actually a song from the band’s 1998-released sophomore album. Scott’s take is rawer and more immediate than the original. More
"20 Years of Queer Tour" This October and November; TORRES and Dutch Uncles to Support
Jun 08, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
1995 was a pretty great year for music, with classic albums from Björk, The Cardigans, Elastica, Oasis, Pulp, Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve, and many others. It was also the year that Garbage released their excellent self-titled debut album. More
Plus Stream METZ and Mac McCaughan
Apr 27, 2015
By Katie LaBranche
There are several notable albums coming out in the next couple of weeks, but you can stream them ahead of time. More
New Album, Sprinter Out May 5
Apr 23, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Just a few weeks out from releasing her anticipated sophomore LP Sprinter, Mackenzie Scott, aka TORRES, has premiered a brand new track from the effort titled, “Cowboy Guilt.” More
Issue 53 Also Includes Interviews with Death Cab for Cutie, Mew, My Morning Jacket, The Jesus and Mary Chain on Psychocandy, Father John Misty, Charlie Cox of Marvel's: Daredevil, Domhnall Gleeson, Courtney Barnett, and More
Apr 10, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the April/May 2015 issue, which is about to hit newsstands. It features Tame Impala on the cover. Actor Charlie Cox talks about his starring role in the new Netflix series, Marvel’s Daredevil. We interview The Jesus and Mary Chain‘s Jim Reid and Creation Records’ founder Alan McGee about the 30th anniversary of the Scottish band’s iconic debut album, 1985’s Psychocandy. The issue also includes interviews with Death Cab For Cutie, Mew, My Morning Jacket, Father John Misty, Domhnall Gleeson of Ex Machina, Courtney Barnett, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Laura Marling, Django Django, Will Butler, Purity Ring, San Fermin, TORRES, Twin Shadow, Matthew E. White, Amason, Jacco Gardner, Tobias Jesso Jr., Petite Noir, Natalie Prass, SOAK, and more. More
Apr 08, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Musical artist Mackenzie Scott, aka TORRES, has premiered a brand new music video for the title track of her upcoming sophomore LP, Sprinter. More
Featuring Shots of TORRES, San Fermin, Amason, Boxed In, Springtime Carnivore, Talk In Tongues, and Dinner
Apr 03, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar hosted an official nighttime showcase at SXSW this year on the final night of the Austin music conference (Saturday). The event happened at Central Presbyterian Church, a beautiful building with amazing acoustics, and featured sets from TORRES, San Fermin, Amason, Boxed In, Springtime Carnivore, Talk In Tongues, and Dinner. Photographers Wendy Lynch Redfern and Johannes Andersen were there to capture the action. More
Title Track Off Upcoming Sophomore LP
Mar 25, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
On May 5 Brooklyn-based musical artist Mackenzie Scott, aka TORRES, will release her anticipated sophomore album Sprinter. More
Sprinter Out May 5 via Partisan; Playing Under the Radar's Official SXSW Showcase This Saturday at Central Presbyterian Church
Mar 17, 2015
By Mackenzie Scott
My Favorite Thing is our recurring series when an artist tells us about one of their favorite things (favorite album, movie, book, TV show, comic book, food, etc.). Here, singer/songwriter/guitarist TORRES (aka Mackenzie Scott) tells us about her favorite actress, Julianne Moore, who just won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Still Alice. TORRES’ sophomore album, Sprinter, is released on May 5 via Partisan. More
Headlining Under the Radar’s Official SXSW Showcase
Mar 12, 2015
By Laura Studarus
TORRES’ new video for “Strange Hello” features dramatic split screens, low lighting, and semi-nude dancing. More
Thursday Day Party and Saturday Official Nighttime Showcase; Lineups Also Include East India Youth, Matthew E. White, Boxed In, Jacco Gardner, and Others
Mar 06, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for our two SXSW 2015 events. This year we are having a day party at the Flamingo Cantina on Thursday, March 19, and an official nighttime showcase at Central Presbyterian Church on Saturday, March 21. Our events are set to feature performances from of Montreal, Mew, Torres, San Fermin, East India Youth, Matthew E. White, Jacco Gardner, Boxed In, SOAK, Amason, Springtime Carnivore, Pompeii, Talk in Tongues, and Dinner. More
Interviews
Feb 13, 2020
By Frank Valish
In April of 2018, Mackenzie Scott, aka TORRES, was unceremoniously dropped from her record label, 4AD. Evidently, her third album, the experimental, gender-bending tour de force, Three Futures, did not sell to expectation. But as is said, when one door closes, another one opens. And so is the case for Scott, who after a brief time questioning her future path and choice of profession, rebounded, signing with artist-friendly Merge Records and releasing her stunning new album, Silver Tongue. More
Nov 17, 2017
By Frank Valish
“Nothing is off limits. I think that’s what people should know.” This quote was given by Mackenzie Scott, artistically know as TORRES, in discussion of a particular lyric off her third album, Three Futures. But it very well could apply to Scott’s career as a whole. More
Jun 19, 2015
By Frank Valish
When Mackenzie Scott spoke with Under the Radar last summer about the prospect of following up her 2013 debut, released under the pseudonym TORRES, she talked about the term “confessional” as it was used to describe the oft-times soft and introspective nature of her debut. More
Sep 29, 2014
By Frank Valish
In 2013, Mackenzie Scott (aka Torres) released her debut album. Torres was a fantastic introduction to a talented artist, a singer/songwriter adept at both the furious and the calm, the soul-baring and the storytelling, the dark and the light. More
Reviews
Jul 30, 2021
By Caleb Campbell
MacKenzie Scott, the mercurial creative behind TORRES, was seemingly on the cusp of a breakthrough in 2017 with her third full-length album Three Futures, and a promising record deal with 4AD. Yet, despite the acclaim the record garnered, Scott was unceremoniously dropped as the record underperformed commercially. More
Jan 30, 2020
By Andy Von Pip
It’s been a torrid few years for Mackenzie Scott, better known by her creative alter ego TORRES. Three Futures, her third album and her first for 4AD, was released in September 2017 to substantial acclaim from critics and fans alike. More
Sep 29, 2017
By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
“I’m not a righteous woman,” sings Mackenzie Scott (TORRES) on the fourth track of Three Futures. She’s right: the Georgia-born guitarist has made a third album that is introspective and cautious. More
May 08, 2015
By Patrick Bowman
When singer/songwriter and Macon, GA native Mackenzie Scott released her debut self-titled album under the moniker TORRES a day before her 23rd birthday in early 2013, reactions mostly focused on the fact that Scott’s country-fried… More
Apr 03, 2015
By Mark Redfern
For almost a decade now Under the Radar has been hosting unofficial day parties at the annual SXSW music conference and festival in Austin, Texas. More
