Silver Tongue (album)

Silver Tongue is the fourth studio album by American musician Torres. It was released on January 31, 2020, under Merge Records.^[13]

Silver Tongue
Studio album by Torres
Released	January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)
Length	34:31
Label	Merge
Producer	Mackenzie Scott
Torres chronology
Three Futures (2017) Silver Tongue (2020) Thirstier (2021)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/10[1]
Metacritic	77/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Consequence of Sound	B+[5]
DIY	[6]
Exclaim!	8/10[7]
MusicOMH	[8]
NME	[9]
Paste	8/10[10]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[11]
Under the Radar	8/10[12]

The first single from the album, "Good Scare" was released on October 29, 2019.^[14] The second single "Gracious Day" was released December 3, 2019.^[15]

Critical reception

Silver Tongue was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 19 reviews.^[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album a score of 78 based on 16 reviews.^[16]

Accolades

Accolades for Silver Tongue

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Paste	Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year	18	[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mackenzie Scott.

Silver Tongue track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Good Scare"	3:35
2.	"Last Forest"	3:44
3.	"Dressing America"	3:59
4.	"Records of Your Tenderness"	2:47
5.	"Two of Everything"	4:49
6.	"Good Grief"	5:03
7.	"A Few Blue Flowers"	3:50
8.	"Gracious Day"	2:34
9.	"Silver Tongue"	4:10

Personnel

• Mackenzie Scott – vocalist, guitar, producer, drums, synthesizer
• Bryan Bisordi – drums
• Jorge Elbrecht – mixing
• Heba Kadry – mastering
• Erin Manning - synthesizer
• Jeff Zeigler - engineer