Native Invader

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AlbumSep 08 / 201713 songs, 1h 1m 56s
Art Pop Singer-Songwriter
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7.5 / 10

One of pop’s most inventive composers returns with a braid of political, maternal, and celestial statements. On Native Invader, Amos’ intricately arranged songs are passionate and despairingly poetic.

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In a recent edition of Lenny Letter, Tori Amos recounts taking a trip to retrace her mother’s Appalachian ancestry. She didn’t write any songs on that journey, Amos says, but her new Native Invader feels like a homecoming nonetheless. Featuring a song dedicated to Amos’ mother and vocals from her own daughter, Native…

8 / 10

Like the best of Amos’ work over the past 20 years, what makes Native Invader exceptional is its complexity.

7.1 / 10

Native Invader is not one of Tori’s sexier albums, nor is it as playful as she’s demonstrated herself capable of being.

Our take on the 15th album from the piano-balladeer.

A glorious and inventive return from the Mael brothers

A decade after the release of her most politically outspoken album, a reinvigorated Tori Amos once again takes aim at the state of the world on her 15th album, Native Invader.

Tori Amos's fifteenth album, Native Invader, draws on events from her own life as well as tensions across the globe.

7 / 10

Tori Amos is not one to sit back and watch America waste away under its current administration without airing some grievances. And so, while...

6 / 10

An album featuring nature, politics and chariots pulled by cats can mean only one thing – the ever-prolific Tori Amos has returned. ‘Native

Like 'Scarlet's Walk,' Tori Amos's 'Native Invader' is a concept album that surveys America post-catastrophe. Read our review.

8 / 10

Photo: Paulina Otylie.

Album Reviews: Tori Amos - Native Invader