With today's release of first single "Stronger Together", Tori Amos has fully stepped into rollout mode for her 18th studio album In Times of Dragons (out May 1), ending several months of anticipation since the title and first tour dates were announced last year.

Co-written by and starring her own daughter Natashya (aka Tash), now 25, "Stronger Together" is described by Amos as "a song for the Daughters" and slots into the album's wider arc almost right at the end, as track 16 of 17 (according to retail listings – no official tracklist has been made available yet).

Tash plays the character of The Daughter, one of ten distinct characters that Amos encounters on this album. As she explains in a press release:

“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 came across people I had not been allowed to see in years, and they had not wanted to see me because of the relationship I found myself in. To avoid being captured and dragged back to the Lizard Demon’s penthouse, I run to the deep south of the US to throw him and his henchman off my trail. One of the many characters I meet on the journey is The Daughter. We spend time and sing together.

“Stronger Together” is the culmination of our relationship as it is transformed with The Daughter choosing to stand by me no matter what challenges lay ahead. Whatever we will face in the future, we make a vow to each other that we’re Stronger Together.”

As previously reported, Amos will soon embark on her largest tour in more than a decade, kicking off in the UK in early April.

Tori Amos UK/EU tour dates:

04/08 Sheffield, UK @ City Hall
04/10 Birmingham, UK @ Symphony Hall
04/11 Bristol, UK @ Beacon
04/13 Manchester, UK @ Apollo
04/15 Glasgow, UK @ Royal Concert Hall
04/16 Newcastle, UK @ City Hall
04/18 Belfast, UK @ Waterfront Hall
04/19 Dublin, IE @ Bord Galas
04/21 London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
04/24 Amsterdam, NL @ Carre Theatre
04/25 Amsterdam, NL @ Carre Theatre
04/27 Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royale
04/28 Paris, FR @ Olympia
04/30 Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Hall
05/01 Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
05/03 Budapest, HU @ Erkel Theatre
05/05 Milan, IT @ Teatro Arcimboldi
05/06 Zurich, CH @ Theater 11
05/08 Freiburg, DE @ Konzerthaus
05/10 Munich, DE @ Circus Krone
05/12 Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
05/14 Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
05/16 Hamburg, DE @ Laeiszhalle
05/17 Bremen, DE @ Metropol
05/19 Copenhagen, DK @ Falkoner
05/20 Stockholm, SE @ Cirkus
05/23 Oslo, NO @ Concert House
05/26 Helsinki, FI @ Veikkaus Arena *
05/27 Tallin, EE @ Alexela Concert
05/28 Riga, LV @ Arena
05/30 Vilnius, LT @ Compensa Hall

US tour dates:

07/07 West Palm Beach, FL @ Raymond F. Kravis Center
07/09 Orlando, FL @ Dr. Phillips Center Walt Disney Theatre
07/10 Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
07/12 New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
07/14 Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
07/15 Dallas, TX @ AT&T Performing Arts Center Winspear Opera House
07/17 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
07/18 Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
07/20 Durham, NC @ DPAC
07/22 Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap Filene Center
07/24 New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
07/25 New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
07/27 Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre
07/29 Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium
07/31 Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion
08/01 Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
08/03 Syracuse, NY @ Landmark Theatre
08/04 Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Mainstage Theater
08/07 Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
08/08 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
08/10 Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace Theater
08/11 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
08/14 Chicago, IL @ Roosevelt University Auditorium Theatre
08/15 Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
08/17 St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre
08/18 Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater
08/20 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/22 Albuquerque, NM @ UNM Popejoy Hall
08/23 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
08/25 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
08/26 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre
08/28 Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
08/29 Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre
08/31 Sacramento, CA @ SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
09/02 Seattle, WA @ TBA

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