Tori Amos Debuts 'Stronger Together' with Daughter Tash, Plays Maida Vale Piano Room
tori amos has released "Stronger Together, " the lead single from the concept album In Times of Dragons, and gave the song its live debut at the Radio 2 Piano Room in London's Maida Vale Studios — a fresh preview of an album arriving May 1.
Tori Amos introduces the single and the album story
Amos shared "Stronger Together" as the first single from the album she formally announced in January, In Times of Dragons. The recording features her daughter Tash singing backup, and the artist describes the song as part of a larger narrative that parables the current dangerous times where "democracy itself is on the line. " In Amos's framing, the album follows a character fleeing a "sadistic billionaire Lizard Demon husband, " encountering people she had not been allowed to see for years and running to the deep south of the US to avoid being captured and dragged back to the Lizard Demon's penthouse.
Tori Amos at Maida Vale — a live debut and covers
Yesterday Amos shared the single, and today she popped up in the Radio 2 Piano Room at London's Maida Vale Studios for a special performance supporting the new LP. Backed by the Concert Orchestra, she gave "Stronger Together" its live debut at that session, alongside a set that included her signature "Cornflake Girl" and a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Beast Of Burden. "
Duet with Tash and a character called The Daughter
The single itself finds Amos duetting with her daughter Tash, an arrangement that mirrors a plot thread in In Times of Dragons: one of the many characters the protagonist meets on the journey is The Daughter, and "We spend time and sing together, " the artist says about that relationship in the album narrative.
Finishing with Dylan: another surprise in the Piano Room
After debuting "Stronger Together, " Amos added one more cover to the Maida Vale set, performing Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'. " Clips from the performance are available, and listeners in the UK can watch the full session on iPlayer.
What to expect next
The concept album In Times of Dragons is scheduled to arrive on May 1. With the single out and the Piano Room performance backing the release, the next confirmed milestone is the album's release on May 1, when listeners will hear the broader story that includes the protagonist's flight, the Lizard Demon husband, encounters in the deep south, and the character called The Daughter.
