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

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