“People will write about how certain songs don’t have guitar in them, and I chuckle because it’s all guitar! It thrusts its hips the way nothing else can”: How Torres uses her Telecaster as a divining rod for strut and glitter

Torres.

Over five albums, Torres has found success by merging rock, folk, and more recently synth-pop, to acclaim and success. Born Mackenzie Ruth Scott in Orlando, Florida, before relocating to Macon, Georgia, at the age of three, her latest record, 2024’s What an Enormous Room, might be her most meaningful yet.

It certainly features some of her best guitar-driven compositions – a suggestion to which she agrees. “This record was made with love,” she beams. “And lots of guitars! I played guitar on every song, but half the time they sound like synthesizers. It’s kind of a dance album.”