Tori Amos Debuts 'Stronger Together' with Daughter Tash, Plays New Song Live at Maida Vale
tori amos has shared "Stronger Together, " the first single from the album In Times of Dragons, and gave the song its live debut at Maida Vale Studios in London backed by the Concert Orchestra.
Tori Amos at Maida Vale: a stripped-back live premiere
Amos appeared in the Radio 2 Piano Room at Maida Vale Studios and performed "Stronger Together" for the first time live, joined onstage by orchestral backing from the Concert Orchestra and a set that reached back to her catalogue with "Cornflake Girl. " The Maida Vale performance presented the new single in the same week it was released.
‘Stronger Together’ features daughter Tash on vocals
The studio single lists Tash on backing vocals, and the live outing also paired Amos with her daughter; the song is presented as a duet in its released form. The recording is described as the first single from the album Amos formally announced in January, In Times of Dragons.
Set list mixed new material with covers and classics
At Maida Vale, Amos played her classic "Cornflake Girl, " covered the Rolling Stones' "Beast Of Burden, " and closed the main portion of the performance by covering Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin', " alongside the live premiere of "Stronger Together. " The sequence underscored the new single amid a mix of familiar songs and covers.
How the song fits inside In Times of Dragons
Amos frames "Stronger Together" as part of a larger narrative on In Times of Dragons: she describes the album as a story that parables the current dangerous times where "democracy itself is on the line. " In her account of the album's arc, she says she is fleeing a character she calls her "sadistic billionaire Lizard Demon husband, " and travels to the deep south of the US to avoid capture and elude his henchman. Along the way she meets a character called The Daughter, and "we spend time and sing together, " a passage that ties into the presence of Tash on the single.
Release timing and what’s next
In Times of Dragons was formally announced in January and the album is scheduled to arrive on May 1. The new single "Stronger Together" is out now, and the Maida Vale Piano Room performance served as its live debut ahead of the album's arrival on May 1.
