TORRES: Last News

Julien Baker & Torres debuted their new song ‘Bottom Of A Bottle’ on The Daily Show last night, ahead of the release of their first album together on April 18 – watch it below.It’s the fourth track the duo have shared from the album, ‘Send A Prayer My Way’, so far, following ‘Sugar In The Tank’, ‘Sylvia’, and ‘Tuesday’.The song is a slice of tender Americana that puts their voices – particularly the voice of Torres – at centre stage: “I went swimming in a river of Four Roses/Next thing I knew, I was horizontal, and my friends/Were fishing me out of the bottom,” they sing together in the chorus.Also on The Daily Show, they sat down with host Michael Kosta to discuss the album, their creative process, and their religious upbringings. “I think there’s this idea that you talk about a practice of a prayer, you’re talking about a dogmatic religious belief,” Baker said.

Julien Baker & Torres have shared their haunting new single ‘Dirt’ from their forthcoming collaborative album ‘Send A Prayer My Way‘.The acoustic-driven ballad sees the duo sing: “Used to think that it was magic / Now I’m sure that it’s a curse / Spend your whole life getting clean / Just to wind up in the dirt”, describing the struggle of two people in a tumultuous relationship.‘Dirt’ marks the fourth single to be released from the Baker & Torres’ upcoming album, which is set for release on April 18 via Matador and is available for pre-order here.The track follows the previously released ‘Sylvia‘, ‘Tuesday’ and lead single ‘Sugar In The Tank‘. They also previously debuted their song ‘Bottom Of A Bottle’ on The Daily Show earlier this month.While appearing on The Daily Show, Baker & Torres discussed the creative process of ‘Send A Prayer My Way’ and their religious upbringings, with Baker sharing: “I think there’s this idea that you talk about a practice of a prayer, you’re talking about a dogmatic religious belief.

Julien Baker has performed a cover of a System Of A Down classic with Jasmine.4.t at SXSW 2025 – check out footage of the performance below.On Friday (March 14), Jasmine.4.t was joined by acclaimed singer-songwriter and Boygenius member Julien Baker to perform a cover of System Of A Down’s ‘Toxicity’. The cover opened Jasmine.4.t’s set, which was then followed up by a performance of ‘Skin On Skin’, also with Baker.For the cover, Baker performed guitar and backing vocals, while Jasmine.4.t also played guitar and sang lead.

Rilo Kiley have announced a 2025 North American headline reunion tour – check below for full details.The indie band had previously announced they were set to play their first official shows since 2021 at the Just Like Heaven festival in Pasadena later this year, as well as Salt Lake City’s Kilby Block Party.In January, a billboard popped up in Echo Park and revealed Rilo Kiley would return at the California event this May, along with Vampire Weekend, Empire of the Sun, Bloc Party, and the recently reformed TV on the Radio.Today (February 4), Jenny Lewis and co. have announced the ‘Sometimes When You’re On, You’re Really Fucking On Tour’, which will see them join Julien Baker & TORRES for one date at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.As of the time of writing, the dates are being referred to as “the May leg”, indicating more should follow.

Julien Baker & Torres have announced their debut collab album ‘Send A Prayer My Way’ and have shared their song ‘Sylvia’. Listen below.The soft track features a sealing steel guitar, thumping drums and smooth harmonies as Baker and Torres yearnfully sing: “Sylvia / Don’t forget me / Sylvia / Feel like I’m missing everything,” describing the fear of having someone dear to them lose sight of them.‘Sylvia”s accompanying black-and-white video sees the two working in a studio as well as performing the song live at a gig.

Julien Baker & Torres have shared their country-inspired debut, ‘Sugar In The Tank’.After surprising fans with an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this week, the duo have today (December 13) shared the single, which draws on their shared experiences of growing up queer in the South.Soloist and Boygenius member Baker embarked on a three-night run at NYC’s Webster Hall back on October 5, where she debuted two new songs with Torres. However, she was forced to leave the stage mid-set the following evening after getting sick, with bandmate Lucy Dacus forced to announce that the gig would be ending prematurely.Having teased those songs and since dropping the single, some fans believe a new country album is in the works, and although there have been no details on that yet, alongside the track is a new website which details their joint tour dates.The run of shows includes dates at Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival on March 27 – 30, High Water Music Festival on April 26 – 27, and Kilby Block Party on May 15 – 18 – you can find more dates and details here.Fanning the album rumours, Baker had previously debuted two new tracks in Chicago – ‘Middle Children’, and ‘High In The Basement’.

Torres has released a music video to accompany her latest single ‘Hug From A Dinosaur’.The track is the latest to be taken from new album ‘Thirstier’, following lead single ‘Don’t Go Puttin Wishes in My Head’, due July 30 via Merge Records.‘Hug From A Dinosaur’ finds Torres – AKA Mackenzie Scott – in buoyant mood on a scuzzy classic rock number. “Clock is sinking into quicksand disappearing fast / No bother, where we’re headed we won’t need that,” she sings on the track.

Torres has announced details of a new album called ‘Thirstier’ – listen to first single ‘Don’t Go Puttin Wishes in My Head’ below.‘Thirstier’ is Mackenzie Scott’s second album on Merge Records, following last year’s ‘Silver Tongue’, and will come out on July 30.“I’ve been conjuring this deep, deep joy that I honestly didn’t feel for most of my life,” Scott said of the new album in a statement. “I feel like a rock within myself.