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 left-field garage project based around the songwriting of New Jersey raised artist, Anna Kunz. Although the lineup takes many forms, her collaborators, Clara Cicely and Max Meunier, help transform the records into scathing live performances which have got them slots performing alongside bands such as Crawlers, The Lounge Society, and Gaye Bykers on Acid.

 

They are working on new recordings at the moment and have recently released a double-single 'Sinéad, I'm Afraid / New Brighton' in April 2022.

 

Recently they’ve been spun on KEXP’s Sonic Reducer, BBC Introducing (Dave Monks), KGNU Denver, WDNF Philadelphia, WBAI Brooklyn, Stonybrook University FM, KCC Live, Alternative Tracks, On the Radar, been covered in Polyesterzine, Urbanista, Indie Midlands, Popped Music, as well as played festivals such as Sound City (Tim Peaks Stage), Brighton Fête (TGE), Beyond the Walls, All Roads Lead to the Future and Smithdown Road.