Silver Tongue (album)

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Silver Tongue
Torres - Silver Tongue.png
Studio album by
Torres
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)
Length34:31
LabelMerge
ProducerMackenzie Scott
Torres chronology
Three Futures
(2017) 		Silver Tongue
(2020) 		Thirstier
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[2]
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars[5]
Consequence of SoundB+[6]
DIY4/5 stars[7]
Exclaim!8/10[8]
MusicOMH3.5/5 stars[9]
NME4/5 stars[10]
Paste8/10[11]
Pitchfork7.4/10[12]
Under the Radar8/10[13]

Silver Tongue is the fourth studio album by American musician Torres. It was released on January 31, 2020 under Merge Records.[14]

The first single from the album, "Good Scare" was released on October 29, 2019.[15] The second single "Gracious Day" was released December 3, 2019.[16]

Critical reception[]

Silver 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.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album a score of 78 based on 16 reviews.[1]

Accolades[]

Accolades for Silver Tongue
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Paste Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
18
[17]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Mackenzie Scott.

Silver Tongue track listing
No.TitleLength
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[]

  • Mackenzie Scott – vocalist, guitar, producer, drums, synthesizer
  • Bryan Bisordi – drums
  • Jorge Elbrecht – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Erin Manning - synthesizer
  • Jeff Zeigler - engineer

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Kot, Greg (January 24, 2020). "Torres album review: 'Silver Tongue' turns a relationship inside out". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Dzubay, Laura (February 1, 2020). "Torres Captures the Crackling Friction of Love on Silver Tongue". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Hamilton-Peach, Chris. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Sylvester, Daniel (January 28, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  9. ^ Murphy, John (February 3, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  10. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (January 30, 2020). "Torres – 'Silver Tongue' review: the Brooklyn singer beguiles with her most personal memoir yet". NME. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  11. ^ Schonfeld, Zach (January 29, 2020). "TORRES Confronts Desire and Infatuation on Silver Tongue". Paste. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  12. ^ Copperman, Joshua (February 3, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  13. ^ Von Pip, Andy (January 30, 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (October 29, 2019). "Torres Announces New Album 'Silver Tongue'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  15. ^ Bloom, Madison (October 29, 2019). "Torres Announces New Album Silver Tongue, Shares New Song 'Good Scare'". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  16. ^ Minsker, Evan (December 3, 2019). "TORRES Shares New Song 'Gracious Day'". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Paste. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.


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