TORRES (USA) shares guitar-drenched indie anthem 'Hug From A Dinosaur'
Photo credit: Shervin Lainez
"'Hug from a Dinosaur' is shaping up to be the boldest and brightest entry in Scott’s catalog"- Paste Magazine
"A scuzzy classic rock number" - NME
Following the release of the widely praised single, ‘Don’t Go Puttin Wishes in My Head’ from her upcoming studio fifth album Thirstier out Friday 30 July via Merge Records, enigmatic US indie-rock icon TORRES – the onstage persona of prolific musician Mackenzie Scott – has shared the second single from the new album, ‘Hug From A Dinosaur’, along with the accompanying video. Thirstier is available for pre-order here.
A powerful single that casts a spotlight on TORRES' masterful guitar-work and all-mighty voice, ‘Hug From A Dinosaur’ expands upon the synth-laden sounds of her earlier output to deliver a monster track oozing with an effortless indie-cool air and demonstrating her ability to craft intoxicating pop anthems.
“The title emerged from a dream I had. The song’s theme is that truth is eternal, and it’s also about never stopping," says Scott.
“To bring it back down to earth, the song’s also about being ready to drop everything to do something essential for someone you love. In this instance, it’s bringing my girlfriend lunch so she can keep painting.”
The accompanying video, edited by Areeb Tariq, is a neon-drenched blend of trippy visuals injected with images of Scott performing to camera.
TORRES forthcoming record Thirstier is the result of an industrious time for Scott, with the album marking her second release in two years, appearing soon after the arrival of 2020s self-produced and critically acclaimed LP, Silver Tongue.
Her most exuberant and daring release to date, Thirstier was recorded in late 2020 at Middle Farm Studios in Devon, UK, with Scott taking production reins once more, alongside her co-producers Rob Ellis and Peter Miles.
An album that shatters the borders of imaginative possibility, Thirstier showcases Scott in exhilarating freefall, where love is infinite and coming from all angles, from romantic love, platonic love, familial love, self-love and beyond.
Forceful, melodic and reflective, Thirstier is a post-plague celebration, a flirt with arresting euphoria and lightning bolts of love, with her take-no-prisoners walls of sound as vital as ever.
TORRES
Thirstier
Merge Records
Friday 30 July 2021
1. Are You Sleepwalking?
2. Don't Go Puttin Wishes in my Head
3. Constant Tomorrowland
4. Drive Me
5. Big Leap
6. Hug From a Dinosaur
7. Thirstier
8 Kiss The Corners
9. Hand in the Air
10. Keep the Devil Out
