Silver Tongue is the fourth studio album by American musician Torres. It was released on January 31, 2020, under Merge Records.[13]
| Silver Tongue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 31, 2020 | |||
| Length | 34:31 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Mackenzie Scott | |||
| Torres chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 77/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+[5] |
| DIY | [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[7] |
| MusicOMH |  [8] |
| NME | [9] |
| Paste | 8/10[10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[11] |
| Under the Radar | 8/10[12] |
The first single from the album, "Good Scare" was released on October 29, 2019.[14] The second single "Gracious Day" was released December 3, 2019.[15]
Critical reception
editSilver Tongue was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 19 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album a score of 78 based on 16 reviews.[16]
Accolades
edit| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paste | Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year | 18
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mackenzie Scott
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Scare" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Last Forest" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Dressing America" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Records of Your Tenderness" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Two of Everything" | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Good Grief" | 5:03 |
| 7. | "A Few Blue Flowers" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Gracious Day" | 2:34 |
| 9. | "Silver Tongue" | 4:10 |
Personnel
edit- Mackenzie Scott – vocalist, guitar, producer, drums, synthesizer
- Bryan Bisordi – drums
- Jorge Elbrecht – mixing
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Erin Manning - synthesizer
- Jeff Zeigler - engineer
References
edit- ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Kot, Greg (January 24, 2020). "Torres album review: 'Silver Tongue' turns a relationship inside out". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Dzubay, Laura (February 1, 2020). "Torres Captures the Crackling Friction of Love on Silver Tongue". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Hamilton-Peach, Chris (30 January 2020). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Sylvester, Daniel (January 28, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, John (February 3, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (January 30, 2020). "Torres – 'Silver Tongue' review: the Brooklyn singer beguiles with her most personal memoir yet". NME. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Schonfeld, Zach (January 29, 2020). "TORRES Confronts Desire and Infatuation on Silver Tongue". Paste. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Copperman, Joshua (February 3, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Von Pip, Andy (January 30, 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (October 29, 2019). "Torres Announces New Album 'Silver Tongue'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Bloom, Madison (October 29, 2019). "Torres Announces New Album Silver Tongue, Shares New Song 'Good Scare'". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (December 3, 2019). "TORRES Shares New Song 'Gracious Day'". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Paste. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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