A deep, almost guttural female voice, capable of rising like a Japanese lantern
in the darkness of a tormented rock that, behind the distortion, cannot hide its
melodic instinct... These are all markers that Torres shares with PJ Harvey,
whose influence is palpable in the deepest recesses of Sprinter, an album
released in May 2015. Behind this stage name is Mackenzie Scott, a young
American from Macon, Georgia. This is her second album after a self-produced
debut effort recorded in five days in Tony Joe White's home studio, while she
was still a student. This time, she has given ...