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What an enormous room contains wry, Laurie Anderson–esque art rock, Nirvana’s rage, and ABBA’s strut. Rather than fear the unknown space she occupies, Mackenzie Scott has chosen to fill it with as much of herself as possible, an artist unwilling to be stifled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re hardly alone in our admiration for \u003cstrong\u003eTorres\u003c\/strong\u003e. As \u003cstrong\u003eJulien Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e attests: What I can say about \u003cstrong\u003eTorres\u003c\/strong\u003e is I think the music comes from a convicted place. 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