TORRES

incantation

I MARRIED FOR LOVEI FOUGHT AND I WONI MUST STAY PATIENT HAPPY LOVING AND FUN

demoland <3

did i say the wrong thingjust like me to overheatif i don&#39;t eat then i don&#39;t singthere&#39;s too much me in my bodynever too early for a drinkeveryone quiet so i can thinki want more i want more i want more i want more i want more i want more i want more i want more i want more i want more i want more i want mo...

pink triangle (demo(n))

greener stretch

Been playing this one live recently--both in august last year with the band and solo last month on a house show tour. I&#39;ve always been fond of it and i&#39;m hoping to bring some new life to it on upcoming shows-- ps Kate Bush was my main inspo for this song --suspended in gaffa feeling was was i was after! love, m...

🎸

Our first full band practice of the year! Xoxo

restless spring, y'all

Too Big For the Glory Hole—rehearsal

Unlisted link for y’all. I haven’t ever played this song live and I’m going to this week! I hope everyone is having a healing and beautiful May. Love,Mackenzie

adoption day

TORRES LIVE IN ZÜRICH

Recorded September 3, 2022 at Rote Fabrik, one of my favorite venues in the world! Erin Manning on synth bass/keys/vocals, J.R. Bohannon on pedal steel and guitar, and Rosie Slater on drums. Hopefully I&#39;ll get to turn this one into a physical release in the not-so-far-off distance. Love to all of you,Mackenzie

Jerk into joy (demo)

I didn’t sing today because I didn’t have a song in my heartIt’s our third spring in the houseOur first without youIf I could get out of my way maybe I’d find a place to startWhen I can’t pull the words from my mouthI’ve got to choose toJerk into joy (when the light goes out)Jerk into joy (when plans go sou...

Forever home! (demo)

born to the swamps and the cypress treesFlorida baby just like mefew screws runnin loose in the familyBaby girl McConnellWas all they wrote on the certificate of birthHalf a nameNo shoes no shirtThe void is not your only friendBaby Girl will bring you inGive you a nameA name of your own a forever home!A name of your ow...

collect (demo)

I know what you expectYou expect to be firstYou claim what you didn’t earnIs that what you deserve?Is that what you deserve?Don’t sleep yetMy hunger’s whetI’ve laid the groundNow I’m makin roundsWant to know what’s next?Colossal successJustice is comingKnow it and relaxDid I hit a nerve?Did I hit a nerve?Di...

What then?

If you live every day ready for the world to endThen you’re gonna make it happenWhat if there’s no hot pink showdown coming?What if the earth keeps on turning?What then? What then?The most dangerous lie’s the one you most want to believeYou wind up saying, “Well that’s close enough to the truth for me”What ...

Who doesn't?

Girl I love youYou’re so beautifulIt hollows me outGirl I want youFor longer thanI’ll have a bodyYou say I need reassuringWho doesn’t?You say I crave reassuranceWho doesn’t?Someday it’s all going to endGirl I love youYou’re so beautifulIt hollows me outGirl I want youFor longer thanI’ll have a bodyYou say...

Skim solo

I just found this drawing of the guitar solo from my song “Skim”. I think I was making these drawings as far back as 2015, when I first started writing that song. It’s not easy to explain it but I saw it as architecture and the notes I was playing were bricks for a house. This is what it looked like to me. Anyway...

happy man's shoes (demo)

Old dirt roadBrand new movesThe me of yesterday hadn’t a clueToday I’d be baby blueStruttin to the fountain in a happy man’s shoesWhen you lost meWe all lostAll I needed was your joyNow I’m lookin at the skySame as lookin insideNo I do not accept your shameI’ve got a way of not seeing the deadGo ahead and cal...

wake to flowers

Months of SundaysCoffee stainsI see them comin miles awayLonelinessDeaths of pets and parentsYou know they’re lurking in the wingsBut the morning sun that lights your cheekThe way you smile with your teethThe way you hold me way too tight when we sleepIs this my life?I’m surprised, I’m surprisedDidn’t know I’...

Some tour sights

that didn’t make it onto the grid. 3 shows left. Love y’all 💋

EU tour starts next week in Leeds!

https://torresmusicofficial.com/tourCan&#39;t wait to see you <3Mackenzie

I got the fear

Chains (aka an unedited short story I wrote in 2011)

“Nice guy, this one,” she mutters dryly under her breath, shooting a knowing glance in my direction. The balding Jeff from “Hawt Sprangs, Arkansaw” has been gradually losing his mind for the past hour-and-a-half in his attempt to charm my new friend Gwyneth into going home with him for the night. She isn’t ha...

xo

ugly mystery (demo)

Monette, MonetteI felt you suck the life from meI won’t forget your apathy was such an ugly mysteryI watched myself vanish under vanity lightingHope is so violent and I knew you wouldn’t jump shipUnless you saw another one comingYou said you needed plausible deniabilityYou said distinct was my perfume when it got i...

Hello from west Texas 👋

Found from 2012

It’s supposed to bringIt’s supposed to be spring But god does not care what it is supposed to be

The Monster (Take Back the Night)

I made a song for my friend&#39;s movie! The film is called Take Back the Night and it&#39;s directed by my dear Gia Elliot.Out today in select theaters and VOD!Follow @takebackthenightmovie @darkskyfilms on Instagram for details

Meditations That Might Not Help

Pt IFor the gift of consciousness, the price is immeasurable pain--you&#39;ll know it whether or not you can pay.

pre supper joint

pre supper jointI wear my winter blues reluctantly but with dignity You lock the door behind me so as not to let the January into the house When the wind shivers my way I feel for the key in my pocket Fingering the ridges of the one cut just for meThe comfort of home and the hum of dinner and wine and love there awaiti...

January again...

Hand in the Air (original demo)