Following last month's "Stronger Together", a hopeful duet with her daughter Tash that provides the penultimate chapter in her upcoming concept album In Times of Dragons, Tori Amos is back with second single, "Shush", that brings us right back around to the start of the narrative, where things get decidedly murkier.

Conceived as an allegory for the diabolical state of our current political climate, where corporations, billionaires, and dirty politicians are heralding a fresh new hell on pretty much a daily basis, In Times of Dragons starts with a fictionalized version of Amos awaking to her own lost soul and escaping the clutches of her "lizard demon" billionaire husband ("an embodiment of unchecked power and concentrated wealth, his reach extending into the highest levels of political life").

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With references to the Greek mythological figure of Cassandra, the princess of Troy who was cursed to always be right but never believed, Amos seemingly uses the uneasy "Shush" to comment obliquely on everything from the rampant misogyny of the manosphere to the Epstein files.

There are a few not-so-oblique references too: the Peter Thiel quote “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible" is cited in the lyrics, plus there's an unexpected thank you to Courtney Love alongside a mention of Hole's iconic Live Through This album. If you know your history, back in 2005, Love was one of the first people to make a public statement warning women about the monstrous Harvey Weinstein, so it's not completely out of the blue.

There's an even earlier call back in the lyrics, a gut punch reference to Amos's own song "Silent All These Years", which kicks off the narrator's search for her fire of old.

After months of speculation among fans, Amos recently revealed the official tracklist for the 17-song album, which includes the last-minute addition of "Ode to Minnesota".

1. Shush
2. In Times of Dragons
3. Provincetown
4. St. Teresa
5. Gasoline Girls
6. Ode to Minnesota
7. Fanny Audrey
8. Veins
9. Strawberry Moon
10. Song of Sorrow
11. Flood
12. Pyrite
13. Tempest
14. Angelshark
15. Blue Lotus
16. Stronger Together
17. 23 Peaks

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

UK/Europe:

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:

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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