TORRES (aka Mackenzie Scott) has shared a new video for the title-track of her forthcoming sophomore album, Sprinter. Scott’s emotional grappling with her religious past is actualized through fabric snares and lava baths with lyrics that allude to the spastic barrier between institutionalized religion and personal salvation.

“This video is an origin story,” says Director Casey Pierce. “It’s about the evolution of this earthly creature’s path through disillusionment and danger to a higher form with a broader understanding.” When watching the video for “Sprinter” it is both audibly and visibly clear that Scott’s journey is one of heartfelt complexity.

Recorded in Dorset, England, with performances from co-producer Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey) and Portishead’s Adrian Utley, Sprinter comes out May 4th on Arts & Crafts/Partisan. with North American tour dates beginning next month.

TRACKLIST

1. Strange Hellos
2. New Skin
3. Son, You Are No Island
4. A Proper Polish Welcome
5. Sprinter
6. Cowboy Guilt
7. Ferris Wheel
8. The Harshest Light
9. The Exchange

TORRES’ TOUR DATES:

May 4 – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom *
May 6 – Nashville, TN – The Stone Fox @
May 8 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada @
May 9 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk @
May 11 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock Live @
May 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo @
May 13 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill @
May 15 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge @
May 16 – Seattle, WA – Barboza @
May 17 – Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl
May 20 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
May 21 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle @
May 22 – Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory @
May 23 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison @
May 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right @
May 31 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
Jun 26 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Jun 27 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
Jun 25 – Allston, MA – Great Scott
Jun 28 – Washington, D.C. – DC9
Jun 30 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook
Jul 1 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Jul 2 – Chattanooga, TN – Rhythm & Brews
Sep 4 – 6 – Dorset, UK – End of the Road Festival

* with Jenny Lewis
@ with Aero Flynn