Luis Torres

Singer-songwriter praised in a 2005 DeBaser review for combining folk, rock and groove on the album 'Once Addicted To Drugs Now Addicted To God'. The review highlights sparse arrangements with guitar, drums, clarinet and sax and describes the songs as 80 BPM blues ballads. The review also references a childhood in the Bronx and a present religious conversion.

From the provided DeBaser review (2005): album 'Once Addicted To Drugs Now Addicted To God'; described influences include Bob Dylan (folk), Chuck Berry (rock) and James Brown (groove); instrumentation noted: few guitar chords, drums, clarinet, sax; songs described as 80 BPM blues ballads; review mentions childhood spent in the Bronx and that the artist has 'found God'.

A DeBaser review (2005) praises Luis Torres as an underrated singer-songwriter whose album Once Addicted To Drugs Now Addicted To God fuses folk, rock and groove. The review notes sparse arrangements with guitar, drums, clarinet and sax and describes the songs as 80 BPM blues ballads. The artist's past in the Bronx and a present religious conversion are mentioned.

For:Fans of folk-influenced singer-songwriters, rock and blues ballads