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The songs on the album were written over a number of years, but Scott always knew that she eventually wanted to put together an album. “‘I definitely wrote with that in mind,’ she said. ‘I picked the ones that I thought made the most sense together to make the most cohesive record possible, the ones more thematically the same.’

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On “Moon And Back”

“It’s also the one song that isn’t ‘woe is me, I’ve been rejected by love,’” [Scott] said laughing.

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“This is the first time I went under the name Torres. I just took it on as my own.”

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“I wanted the name to mean something to me personally, even though I wasn’t using my own name—not just something that sounded cool.”

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“It’s a name that means a lot to me and it’s my opportunity to carry on both sides of my family’s name.”

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“Torres was the last name of her grandfather, the man who she fondly remembered loved music and dancing.”

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“To take it on as my moniker was my attempt at paying homage to someone I love and miss.”

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“He meant the world to me.”

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“… I wanted a moniker. I wanted it to mean something. That name is actually a family name, it was my grandfather’s last name, and I like the way it sounds. I like the way it looks on paper.”

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