Tori Amos Introduces New Album With “Stronger Together” and Maida Vale Debut
tori amos has released "Stronger Together, " the lead single from the album she formally announced in January, In Times of Dragons, and the full record is set to arrive on May 1. The single features her daughter Tash on vocals and was given its live debut during a Piano Room session at London's Maida Vale Studios.
Tori Amos issues first single from In Times of Dragons with daughter Tash
The new track "Stronger Together" is presented as the first single from In Times of Dragons, the album Amos formally announced in January. On the recording, Amos is joined by her daughter Tash, who sings backup and duets on the lead vocal lines. Press materials describe the song as occupying a central role in the album's narrative.
Album framed as a parable of peril: democracy, a Lizard Demon husband and The Daughter
Amos frames In Times of Dragons as "a story that parables the current dangerous times we are in—where democracy itself is on the line. " In the album narrative she is fleeing from a character described as her "sadistic billionaire Lizard Demon husband, " and she recounts coming across people she had not been allowed to see in years who, because of that relationship, had not wanted to see her. To avoid being captured and dragged back to the Lizard Demon's penthouse, the narrator runs to the deep south of the US to throw him and his henchman off her trail. One of the many characters encountered on the journey is called The Daughter; Amos says, "We spend time and sing together. "
Live debut at Maida Vale Studios: orchestra backing and a wide setlist
Yesterday's single release was followed the next day by a Piano Room session at London's Maida Vale Studios, where Amos performed in support of the new LP. Backed by a Concert Orchestra, she played the classic "Cornflake Girl, " delivered a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Beast of Burden, " gave "Stronger Together" its live debut, and closed the set with a rendition of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'. " Clips from the performance were shared alongside the single's rollout, and the full session was made available to viewers in the U. K.
Timing and rollout: announced in January, arriving May 1 this spring
The timeline for In Times of Dragons began with a formal announcement in January; the project is described as a concept album and is slated to arrive on May 1. The release schedule pairs the single "Stronger Together" with a series of high-profile live appearances, including the Maida Vale Studios session where Amos presented new material and multiple covers in a single program.
Family collaboration and narrative focus shape the lead single
The rehearsal of familial and narrative themes appears central to the single: the recorded duet and backup vocal from Tash links directly to the album's character The Daughter, and the song's placement in the larger story anchors the track to the escape-from-the-Lizard-Demon plotline. Amos has positioned "Stronger Together" as both a musical duet with her daughter and a pivotal moment in the concept that drives In Times of Dragons.
The combination of a formally announced concept album, a lead single featuring Tash, a Maida Vale Studios performance with orchestral backing, and the May 1 release date maps out the immediate rollout for Amos's new project.
