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[fuckyeahmackenziescott]

Listen/download: Heartache of a House by Cale Tyson

Mackenzie Scott on background vocals.

“[Scott’s] use of harmonies in live performances just makes your jaw drop.”—Cale Tyson

—Quote source

[fuckyeahmackenziescott]

“There wasn’t any structure or formula to the way the songs came to be – a lot of them were written in empty dormitory stairwells at 3 a.m.”

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“I was constantly writing in college as that was my homework, but it was all I wanted to do so I’d stay up to the wee hours writing songs.”

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“Some of the songs were class assignments that I ended up writing in the stairwells of the dormitories at 4 AM.”

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“I would just chill in the stairwells of the dorm. The sounds are really cool and echo-y.”

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“Before they were good friends, [Natalie] Royal remembers Scott singing in the Thrailkill [dormitory] stairwell. She loved the sound of Scott’s voice and asked her to sing harmonies for her.”

—Quote #1 source, Quote #2 source, Quote #3 source, Quote #4 source, Quote #5 source

[fuckyeahmackenziescott]

Interviewer: What are your favorite themes to visit over and over again in your music?

Mackenzie Scott: Isolation is a big one. I really played a lot with the idea of being left behind, in a sense. Whether that means romantically — falling in love with someone who doesn’t love you back — or maybe not being understood by a family member. Anything that makes one feel isolated.

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“I really tried to write about isolation and its different forms. . . . Most people have felt it in their own ways.”

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“[Torres] is an album that at times can make you feel alone, but more often that not, it’s a reminder that you’re not alone.”

—Quote #1 source, Quote #2 source, Quote #3 source

[fuckyeahmackenziescott]

I have a very hard time lying, so generally how you hear it is how it happened.

http://belmontvision.com/2013/01/positive-reviews-give-torres-indie-cred/