Tori Amos has today released a new song from her upcoming album In Times Of Dragons, due May 1 on Universal/Fontana.
Listen to “Shush” below:
The song introduces one of the album’s central characters, a “lizard demon” billionaire. “He represents what we’re dealing with right now,” says Amos. “He sees congressmen, senators, and even probably presidents, as people who answer to him and other billionaires, who don’t think you and I should vote. He’s trying to develop the kind of feudal system we had hundreds of years ago. But it doesn’t look like it once did. We don’t look like we’re in the trenches, in the muck. We have all the cool, digital devices now. So it looks different. But it has the same philosophy.”
You can read much more from Tori Amos in a fascinating interview in the new issue of Uncut, in shops on Friday – more details on that tomorrow.
In the meantime, you can peruse her updated itinerary of UK, European and US tourdates below (tickets here). It includes a series of Q&A sessions around the UK, tickets for those here.
UK Q&As
4/10: hmv Birmingham @ Vault (12pm)
4/15: hmv Glasgow @ Argyle Street (12pm)
4/22: hmv London @ 363 Oxford Street (5pm)
UK & EU
4/8: Sheffield, UK @ City Hall 4/10: Birmingham, UK @ Symphony Hall
