TORRES, the moniker of New York artist Mackenzie Scott, announces her new album What an enormous room, out January 26, 2024, and available for pre-order now on CD, LP, and blue jay & white Peak Vinyl in the Merge store. In addition to sharing the Dani Okon–directed video for lead single “Collect,” Scott unveils a 2024 North American and European tour, with more dates still to come. Listen to and share “Collect” wherever you stream music, and watch the video below!

What an enormous room was recorded at Durham, North Carolina’s Stadium Heights Sound last fall and follows the release of Scott’s celebrated 2021 album, Thirstier. “Collect” introduces the new chapter with sharp production, blown-out synths, and a confrontation: “I know what you expect / You expect to be first / You claim what you didn’t earn / Is that what you deserve?” Scott exudes confidence as she barrels down a line of questioning: “Did I hit a nerve?” Scott adds, “This song is about justice being served. The rage song I’ve been trying to write for years!”

TORRES’ career spans a decade, six studio albums, countless one-offs, tours, articles, and conversations, each marked by a dedication to creation that treats the ongoing act itself with as much preciousness as what is left in the record. What an enormous room was produced by Scott and Sarah Jaffe, with engineering by Ryan Pickett, mixing done overseas in Bristol by TJ Allen, and mastering by indie stalwart Heba Kadry. Each of the album’s ten songs was written by Scott who plays guitar, bass, synths, organ, piano, and programmed drums, with Jaffe and Allen also contributing to various instrumentation. 

To quote Julien Baker, who penned the album’s bio, directly: “What I can say about TORRES is I think the music comes from a convicted place. […] And I think it’s just incredibly good music to listen to.”

Next year, TORRES will embark on a North American/EU/UK tour, with stops spanning Cleveland, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and more, including select festival performances. A full list of dates is below, and tickets are on sale to the public beginning this Friday, October 6, at 10am local time.

TORRES on tour:
Jan 17 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop*
Jan 18 Chicago, IL – venue TBA
Jan 19 Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar*
Jan 20 Nashville, TN – The Basement*
Jan 22 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)*
Jan 23 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall*
Jan 24 Washington, DC – The Atlantis*
Jan 25 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry*
Jan 26 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere*
Jan 27 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
Feb 02 Paris, FR – Le Hasard Ludique
Feb 03 Bruges, BE – Cactus Club
Feb 05 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Upstairs
Feb 06 Cologne, DE – Bumann & SOHN
Feb 07 Berlin, DE – Privatclub
Feb 08 Munich, DE – Milla
Feb 10 Baden, CH – One of a Million Festival
Feb 12 Manchester, UK – YES
Feb 13 Bristol, UK – Strange Brew
Feb 14 London, UK – Oslo
Mar 20 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge^
Mar 22 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court^
Mar 23 Boise, ID – venue TBA
Mar 26 Seattle, WA – Neumos^
Mar 27 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios^
Mar 29 San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord^
Mar 30 Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room^
Apr 01 San Diego, CA – Casbah^
Apr 02 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar^
Apr 04 Dallas, TX – Club Dada^
Apr 05 Austin, TX – The Parish^
Apr 06 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)^

*w/ Aisha Burns
^w/ Liza Anne