Tori Amos' New Album 'In Times of Dragons' Out Today via Universal/Fontana

Tori Amos’ Transcendent New Album  In Times of Dragons Out Today via Universal/Fontana     The New York Times | Rolling Stone | NPR | Pitchfork PEOPLE | PAPER Magazine | PASTE Magazine | Stereogum Singles: “Stronger Together” “Shush” “Gasoline Girls” In Times of Dragons is available in several special packages HERE In Times Of Dragons (Embers Edition)” which is a digital download  with alternate cover art and instrumental versions of the full new album. In Times Of Dragons US Tour exclusive CD which features  alternate cover art and a bonus track.   "Its verses ride a percussive syncopated piano riff; its choruses rev up with electric guitar and a gang of backup vocals ... [Gasoline Girls] is clearly part of the larger opus."  – The New York Times "These fictions are a call to action. In each of them, our dragon fire rises."   – PASTE Magazine, cover story "To love Tori is to appreciate a catalog of sixteen solo studio albums spanning over three decades, each record rich with riddle, myth, and melodic off-roading that may frighten the uninitiated."  – PAPER Magazine "The haunting track that opens the album, "Shush," is just as provocative as some of the songs that made her a sensation more than 30 years ago." – PEOPLE "Her piano-led songs tackled the constraints and contradictions of womanhood head-on, leavened with acerbic humor, Southern wisdom, and fantastical elements." – Rolling Stone "In this moment when we're getting a resurgence of protest music, what she has given us on 'In Times of Dragons' is political allegory Tori Amos-style. I love that that is the approach that she took." – NPR   "Across 17 tracks, Amos positions herself as both conqueror and coward, exploring how the greed and individualism of modern society has allowed tech feudalists and 21st-century robber barons to make out like kings." – Pitchfork

Photo credit: Kasia Wozniak Tori Amos today releases her new studio album In Times of Dragons via Universal/Fontana. The 12 million-selling singer songwriter’s 18th album presents an ambitious allegorical story about power, resistance and transformation in an era defined by political upheaval. At the center of In Times of Dragons is a fictionalised version of Amos who finds herself trapped in a marriage to a dangerous billionaire before embarking on a journey across America, encountering allies and adversaries as she searches for freedom.  “This is a metaphorical story about the fight for democracy over tyranny” Amos explains. “We really don’t know how this American experiment of democracy is going to end up. I’m a pragmatist. I’m not an optimist. I’m not a fatalist. But as a songwriter I needed to hear the clarion call and just say” - to quote her beloved 1994 song Cornflake Girl - “this is not really happening? You bet your life it is.” The story begins with the ominous piano chords of opening track “Shush,” where the protagonist realises the danger she faces. Over the course of the album, she begins to change, gradually transforming into the dragon she will need to become in order to confront the forces pursuing her. The album’s title track “In Times of Dragons” marks the moment she leaves that life behind and begins her journey. Reflecting on the daughter she’s been separated from and the world she’s fleeing, the song captures the shock, uncertainty and determination of that first step into the unknown. As the story unfolds, the protagonist encounters a cast of characters who help her survive - from friends who offer refuge to the rebellious Gasoline Girls, a collective of women who “tend the fire” and stand together in defiance. Across the album Amos also explores generational legacy and responsibility. Her daughter Natashya Hawley co-writes and sings on several tracks, including “Veins,” a call-and-response between mother and daughter questioning what emotional and moral inheritance we pass down. Across a career spanning more than 35 years, Amos has built one of modern music’s most distinctive catalogues, earning multiple Grammy nominations and selling over 12 million albums worldwide. With In Times of Dragons, Amos once again brings together the political and the personal in a work that reflects the anxieties and upheavals of the present moment, blending mythic storytelling with urgent contemporary themes.  Amos will support the album with her most extensive tour in over a decade, performing across the UK, Europe and the US throughout 2026. She will be joined by with longtime collaborator, bassist and MD Jon Evans and renowned drummer Earl Harvin alongside a trio of backing vocalists – Liv Gibson, Deni Hlavinka and Hadley Kennary - performing songs from In Times of Dragons alongside highlights from across her celebrated career.  TOUR 2026 - TICKETS EU  5/1: Frankfurt, Germany @ Jahrhunderthalle  5/3: Budapest, Hungary @ Erkel Theatre  5/5: Milan, Italy @ Teatro Arcimboldi  5/6: Zurich, Switzerland @ Theater 11  5/8: Freiburg, Germany @ Konserthaus  5/10: Munich, Germany @ Circus Krone  5/12: Warsaw, Germany @ Torwar  5/14: Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom  5/16: Hamburg, Germany @ Laeiszhalle  5/17: Bremen, Germany @ Metropol  5/19: Copenhagen, Denmark @ Falkoner  5/21: Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus  5/23: Oslo, Norway @ Concert House  5/25: Helsinki, Finland @ Finlandia Hall  5/27: Tallinn, Estonia @ Alexela Concert  5/28: Riga, Latvia @ Xiaomi Arena  5/20: Vilnius, Lithuania @ Compensa Hall  US 7/7: West Palm Beach, FL @ Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 7/9: Orlando, FL @ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - Walt Disney Theatre 7/10: Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall 7/12: New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre 7/14: Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater 7/15: Dallas, TX @ AT&T Performing Arts Center - Winspear Opera House 7/17: Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 7/18: Atlanta, GA @ The Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta Symphony Hall 7/20: Durham, NC @ DPAC 7/22: Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts - Filene Center 7/24: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 7/25: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 7/27: Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre 7/29: Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium 7/31: Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion 8/1: Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia 8/3: Syracuse, NY @ Landmark Theatre 8/4: Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Mainstage Theater 8/7: Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre 8/8: Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre 8/10: Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace Theater 8/11: Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre 8/14: Chicago, IL @ Roosevelt University - Auditorium Theatre 8/15: Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater 8/17: Saint Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre 8/18: Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater 8/20: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre 8/22: Albuquerque, NM @ University of New Mexico - Popejoy Hall 8/23: Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre 8/25: Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre 8/26: San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre 8/28: Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre 8/29: Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre 8/31: Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Convention Center Complex - SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center 9/2: Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery