Torture and the Desert Spiders EPK

"I’m a sucker for an interesting voice and Anna Kunz, also known as Torture, will stop you in your tracks with her rich, rough vocals. Reminiscent of Cat Power or early PJ Harvey, they have a raw power and intensity that’ll have you pumping your fist in the air or crying your eyes out. Probably both." Get In Her Ears

Torture and the Desert Spiders is a post punk / garage rock project based around the songwriting of NY-native Anna Kunz.

After it's inception in London, in 2019, the project was based in Liverpool for five years and performed over 300 shows including Liverpool Sound City, Kendal Calling Festival, supporting Crawlers, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, and Mattiel for the British Arts Council and were huge proponents of the Liverpool and British underground scene.

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After relocating to Brooklyn in 2023, the project released a string of singles including,

'Small Robberies' and 'Blood on the Reef' and began a headline residency in NYC in 2025 that has lasted 17 weeks ( and counting ) on the Lower East Side at the historic Baker Falls, formerly Rockwood Music Hall.

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Currently they are finishing their debut record, supporting international acts like Personal Trainer and Walt Disco and performing for Spinn Magazines' Lipp Service Live alongside the projects of Gogol Bordello, The Walkmen, Live and the Telescreens at the Bitter End June 4th.