{"id":24053,"date":"2015-06-11T16:02:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T00:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=24053"},"modified":"2015-06-12T09:58:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T17:58:16","slug":"brief-review-of-torres-show-at-the-echo-watch-live-on-kexp-and-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2015-06\/brief-review-of-torres-show-at-the-echo-watch-live-on-kexp-and-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief Review of Torres’ Show at The Echo; Watch Live on KEXP and NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Torres<\/strong><\/a>, led by gifted singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott<\/strong>, has been wowing critics and fans alike with its fantastic new album, Sprinter<\/strong><\/em>, and its scintillating live shows in support.\u00a0 We caught Torres<\/strong> recently when they played the Echo<\/strong> in LA and were mesmerized by what we saw and heard.<\/p>\n

Mackenzie Scott<\/strong> came out at the Echo<\/strong> dressed all in black with leather jacket and her game face and method acting on, and raged through an urgent and occasionally menacing performance of nine songs that electrified the crowd. \u00a0 After putting flame to herb (no, not that kind) to set the stage, Scott<\/strong> and band kicked off with Son, You Are No Island<\/strong><\/em> from Sprinter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Each song thereafter was performed with intensity (especially on vocals) and heft worthy of Patti Smith<\/strong> or PJ Harvey<\/strong>.\u00a0 Very impressive, as was the backing by her band this evening.\u00a0 It wasn’t until midway through the set that Scott<\/strong> stepped out of her persona briefly to cordially thank the audience and admit she is “not a good conversationalist.”\u00a0 Turning quickly back to her guitar, Scott<\/strong> kicked into the highlight of the evening.\u00a0 Though Strange Hellos<\/strong><\/em> is not amongst our favorite songs on the new album (those would be the quieter The Exchange<\/strong><\/em> and Ferris Wheel<\/strong><\/em>, which were left off the setlist), her fierce, frothing and singing-in-tongues vocals and delivery of the song sent chills down our spines and admiration up our cerebellums.\u00a0 It was a simply stunning performance and, together with the rest of the set, gives hope that Torres<\/strong> will continue to gain fans for her well-wrought and intense music.<\/p>\n

See the Echo<\/strong> setlist at bottom.\u00a0 To get a feel for Torres<\/strong>, check out the band’s performances of songs Sprinter<\/strong> <\/em>and A Proper Polish Welcome<\/strong><\/em> recently on KEXP.\u00a0 <\/strong>To hear the whole KEXP session go HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Afterwards, check out Scott’s solo performance of the latter song for NPR<\/strong> at SXSW<\/strong>.\u00a0 Beauty right there.<\/p>\n