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Simultaneously, the solo careers of fellow Pornographers Neko Case and Dan Bejar had begun to take flight—Case as maybe the greatest country torch singer of her generation, and Bejar in his cryptic Leonard Cohen-adjacent auteur mode as Destroyer.
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Elizabeth Nelson,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
The nimble torch singer finds her groove on this album of bold and futuristic R&B.
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Matthew Schnipper,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Paredes recalled that the director adapted the role of the torch singer Becky del Páramo to include details of her personal life, like setting a scene in a theater where the actress often performed.
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Carlos Aguilar,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
The women performers and artists of this time are so varied — comediennes, torch singers, political singers, grotesque dancers, naked dancers, dadaists and showgirls.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2024
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Elizabeth Nelson,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
The nimble torch singer finds her groove on this album of bold and futuristic R&B.
—
Matthew Schnipper,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Paredes recalled that the director adapted the role of the torch singer Becky del Páramo to include details of her personal life, like setting a scene in a theater where the actress often performed.
—
Carlos Aguilar,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
The women performers and artists of this time are so varied — comediennes, torch singers, political singers, grotesque dancers, naked dancers, dadaists and showgirls.
—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2024
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“Torch singer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torch%20singer. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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