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Photo by Kasia Wozniak If you're a lapsed Tori Amos fan, her new single is the perfect place to jump back on. "Shush" has all of the intensity of Amos' music in the 90's. The song reimagines Amos as having married "... a dangerous, power-hungry billionaire" in her past. The song shows off the beauty of her music mixed with anger and sadness. "Shush" seems to be building and building into a sonic explosion that never quite comes. It's great to see that Amos can still be as vital as ever at age sixty-two, and this latest song stands up amongst her entire body of work. Tori Amos says of her latest single: “He represents what we’re dealing with right now. 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 ...

Photo by Kasia Wozniak Tori Amos has been so great for so long that it's easy to take her music for granted. The alt-rock legend is back with a new single that you're going to love if you've ever loved her music. "Stronger Together" introduces her listeners to a new character: The Daughter. It also features vocals from Amos' daughter, Tash. It's a highly if quietly political song, and it might be a little bit more pop than her 90's classics, it sits right up there with her best piano pop. "Stronger Together" is a beautiful and powerful new single, and her vocal harmonies with her daughter make the song even more stunning. Long term fans are going to be very happy with this one. Tori Amos says of her upcoming album and new single: “In Times of Dragons is a story that parables the current dangerous times we are in - where democracy itself is on the line. As I’m fleeing from the character that is my sadistic billionaire Lizard Demon husband, I c...