On her third album, singer / songwriter Mackenzie Scott (aka Torres) largely renounces the guitar, in favor of synthesizers, drum machines and 'analog modular instruments'. But unlike male colleagues such as Justin Vernon ( ) and David Longstreth ( ), this does not result in half-baked R&B, but in mesmerizing music that at times leans against industrial. Torres sings her equally uncomfortable
… lyrics over a grinding and dragging sound carpet. 'I am not a righteous woman, I'm more of an ass man' - you hear it Greg Dulli from sing like that. The title track elaborates on this: 'You didn't know I saw three futures; one alone, and one with you, and one with the love I knew I'd choose. ' Ah! Not to mention the disturbing esque Helen In The Woods. As on the excellent predecessor , Torres works with Rob Ellis. Partly because of this, she will not easily lose the comparison with . But then, isn't Three Futures just her (RME)more
