Name: Three Futures
Brand: Torres

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4ad0022cd

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-09-29

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PIAS

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Standard:20

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191400002227

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4ad0022lp

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Artist

Torres

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Singer Songwriter

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4AD release Three Futures, the third full-length album by Torres. The 10 original tracks on Three Futures embrace ecstasy, desire and indulgence rather than self-denial, and exude this idea via immersive music. Mechanized grooves are placed at the forefront, providing a framework for perforated electro-pop static, harsh gothic / industrial textures, and insistent Krautrock motifs. For Three Futures, Scott reconnected with producer Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey), who worked on Torres’ last album Sprinter, to record in Stockport and Dorset, England. David Tolomei (Beach House, Future Islands) mixed the album.

Three Futures

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