Limelight (DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)
Limelight (DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)
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Released quietly but with a long afterlife, Limelight plays like the kind of album listeners discover rather than are told about. It’s not built for singles or flash — it’s built for people who replay records at night, headphones on, catching lines they missed the first time. The production keeps the palette spare and intentional, allowing the songs to unfold at their own pace. Guest vocals from Amy Helm and Teddy Thompson add texture that deepens the record’s sense of intimacy. Patient, exacting, and unusually confident for a debut, Limelight feels less like a first statement and more like a record that earns its audience one listener at a time.
“Strains of Britpop, garage rock and country slyly slink through Tormes’ sparse, gothic-leaning debut. The NYC-by-way-of-Nashville singer-songwriter possesses a gorgeous, soulful voice that at times recalls Margo Timmins, with a little more sugar and less smoke." - NO DEPRESSION
"Heart-crushing—and seductively affecting.." - NEW YORK PRESS
"Local treasure." - VILLAGE VOICE
"The world seems to be filled with talented female singer-songwriters, but ones that sure-handedly also self-produce themselves are rare. Manhattan denizen Liz Tormes does just that on her debut album...Tormes sings in a straightforward, totally unaffected manner, cutting through the darkness with an unusual dose of honesty and simplicity and making this a timeless recording...It's the sound of this disc that will really captivate the listener: its idiosyncratic, spooky atmospherics would make Daniel Lanois, T Bone Burnett or Joe Henry smile with pride. ” HARP MAGAZINE