Native Invader

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox album | name = Native Invader | type = studio | artist = [[Tori Amos]] | cover = Native Invader.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2017|9|08}} | recorded = 2016–2017 | venue = | studio = Martian Engineering Studios, [[Cornwall]], UK | genre =  | length = 61:57 | label = [[Decca Records|Decca]] | producer = [[Tori Amos]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Back cover photo|url=https://pp.userapi.com/c837739/v837739566/2ed3d/ub6P1Fr0mlA.jpg|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170726124511/https://pp.userapi.com/c837739/v837739566/2ed3d/ub6P1Fr0mlA.jpg|archive-date=July 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | prev_title = [[Unrepentant Geraldines]] | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = [[Christmastide (EP)|Christmastide]] | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Singles | name = Native Invader | type = studio | single1 = [[Cloud Riders]] | single1date = July 28, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Listen to Tori Amos' New Song "Cloud Riders"|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-tori-amos-new-song-cloud-riders/|website=pitchfork.com|date=July 27, 2017 |access-date=July 27, 2017|language=en}}</ref> | single2 = Up the Creek | single2date = August 11, 2017 | single3 = Reindeer King | single3date = August 25, 2017 }} }} {{Music ratings  | MC = 76/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/native-invader/tori-amos|title=Tori Amos – Native Invader|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=8 September 2017|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic review">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/native-invader-mw0003082788|title=Native Invader – Tori Amos |publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=8 September 2017|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z. }}</ref> | rev2 = [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] | rev2score = 7.5/10<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tori-amos-native-invader/ |title=Native Invader – Tori Amos |publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=13 September 2017|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston}}</ref> }}

'''''Native Invader''''' is the fifteenth studio album (twelfth of entirely original material) by American singer-songwriter and pianist [[Tori Amos]]. It was released on September 8, 2017, through [[Decca Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/04/tori-amos-native-invader-new-album-tour-dates/ |title=Tori Amos Announces Her 15th Album Native Invader, Reveals Fall Tour Dates |work=SPIN |date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=July 18, 2017 |author=Cook-Wilson, Winston}}</ref> Its lead single "[[Cloud Riders]]", was released on July 27, 2017.

==Background== Amos contributed the song "Flicker" for [[Netflix]] documentary film ''[[Audrie & Daisy]]''{{'}}s ending credits. In a ''Billboard'' interview, Amos was asked about future plans, revealing there will be "another album next year. We're in beginning stages and it might be a very different record beginning Nov. 9, but let's see where we're going."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7534135/tori-amos-flicker-netflix-audrie-daisy-interview |title=Tori Amos on Writing 'Flicker' for Netflix Doc 'Audrie & Daisy' & 20th Anniversary of 'Boys for Pele' |magazine=Billboard |date=October 6, 2016 |access-date=July 19, 2017 |author=Newman, Melinda}}</ref>

On April 18, Amos began a five-day countdown with a series of [[Instagram]] posts depicting a studio and a "sacred fire". On the fifth day, the news was revealed to be a brand new album and world tour.

==Inspiration== In her fan newsletter, it states in Summer 2016, Amos took a road trip through [[North Carolina]]'s [[Great Smoky Mountains|Smoky Mountains]] with intention to reconnect with the stories of her mother's family. That winter, her mother suffered a stroke. With that and the [[United States elections, 2016|2016 United States election]], the album took a different direction.<ref name="newsletter"/> Amos states, "It wasn't going to be a record of pain, blood and bone when I began. It wasn't going to be a record of division{{nbsp}}... I listened and watched the conflicts that were traumatizing the nation and [wrote] about those raw emotions."<ref name="newsletter">{{cite web|title=We are delighted to announce that Native Invader is available to pre order now|url=http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/viewemail?con=29220098&cmp=12557&act=524847&subj=0&sec=3fc99b2e5677&webversionpage=1|website=zaphod.uk.vvhp.net|access-date=July 28, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170728102818/http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/viewemail?con=29220098&cmp=12557&act=524847&subj=0&sec=3fc99b2e5677&webversionpage=1|archive-date=July 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Regarding writing the songs, Amos has said that "[T]here's an intake and an outtake period. That's when I'm finding works. So there was a deluge for ''Native Invader'' after quite a while of waiting for the muses to come. And then once things aligned and there was enough pressure [from] what was going on in the world and what happened to Mary, then all of a sudden, it's kismet and it all lined up. Now, it doesn't always work like that where it comes as a rush where I'm working on 7 songs at a time but that's what started to happen and you start filing really quickly and go 'Oh, you're not a part of this structure are you. Oh, no you are! You’re a "Reindeer King"! You're three different songs at once!'"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2017 |title=Tori Amos is LIVE with friend and HuffPost Editorial Director Noah Michelson! #NativeInvader |url=https://www.facebook.com/toriamos/videos/10155250187064091/?__tn__=F |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=Facebook}}</ref>

While the album incorporates Native American themes, Tori Amos stated that she is an "observer" of Native American culture who is "not in a position to speak for First Nations people– that’s a sacred task."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/07/tori-amos-menopause-is-the-hardest-teacher-ive-met-harder-than-fame |title=Tori Amos: 'Menopause is the hardest teacher I've met. Harder than fame' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 7, 2017 |accessdate=2023-08-13 |last1=Andrews |first1=Charlotte Richardson }}</ref>

==Critical reception== ''Native Invader'' was well-received from music critics upon release. The album received a score of 76 out of 100 on the review aggregator website [[Metacritic]], based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacritic"/>

Reviewing the album for [[AllMusic]], Neil Z. Yeung wrote, "''Native Invader'' stands tall with its own vital voice and energy, alluding to beloved touchstones from throughout Amos' oeuvre while remaining fully of its time."<ref name="AllMusic review"/>

''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated the album positively, claiming that "[Amos'] intricately arranged songs are passionate and despairingly poetic."<ref name="Pitchfork review"/>

==Native Invader Tour== To promote the album, Amos embarked on the Native Invader Tour across Europe and North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toriamos.com/tours/2017.html |title=Native Invader Tori Amos Tour |website=Tori Amos |access-date=July 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719054238/http://toriamos.com/tours/2017.html |archive-date=July 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2017/07/tori-amos-announces-north-american-tour-in-support-of-new-album-native-speaker/ |title=Tori Amos announces North American tour in support of new album Native Invader |work=Consequence of Sound |date=July 10, 2017 |access-date=July 18, 2017 |author=Geslani, Michelle}}</ref> The tour began on September 6, 2017, in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland and concluded on December 3 in Los Angeles, California.

Regarding Amos duetting live with her daughter Tash, "I don't think on this tour but{{nbsp}}[...] in the not so long future. [...]{{nbsp}}It is one of those things again that kind of has to be something we work up and rehearse."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2017 |title=Tori Amos Facebook Live Q&A 9 August 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=une2vnOYyOU |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Native Invader''<ref>{{cite web|title=''Native Invader'' by Tori Amos on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/native-invader/1262582457|website=[[iTunes Store]]|date=September 8, 2017 |location=United States}}</ref> | all_writing = | title1 = Reindeer King | length1 = 7:06 | title2 = Wings | length2 = 4:09 | title3 = Broken Arrow | length3 = 5:20 | title4 = [[Cloud Riders]] | length4 = 5:23 | title5 = Up the Creek | note5 = feat. Tash | length5 = 3:22 | title6 = Breakaway | length6 = 4:36 | title7 = Wildwood | length7 = 4:41 | title8 = Chocolate Song | length8 = 4:41 | title9 = Bang | length9 = 6:11 | title10 = Climb | length10 = 4:02 | title11 = Bats | length11 = 4:18 | title12 = Benjamin | length12 = 2:43 | title13 = Mary's Eyes | length13 = 5:16 | total_length = 61:57 }} {{track listing | headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|title=''Native Invader (Deluxe)'' by Tori Amos on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/native-invader-deluxe/1262580304|website=[[iTunes Store]]|date=September 8, 2017 |location=United States}}</ref> | title14 = Upside Down 2 | length14 = 3:23 | title15 = Russia | length15 = 2:44 | total_length = 68:07 }}

==Personnel==

*[[Tori Amos]] – [[Bösendorfer]] piano, [[Hammond organ]], keyboards, vocals, programming, additional instrumentation *Mac Aladdin – guitar *[[John Philip Shenale]] – synth programming, additional keyboards (tracks 1 and 13) *Mark Hawley – programming, additional instrumentation *Tash – vocals (track 5)

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/rYeZlLr.jpg|title=Response from ARIA re: Tori Amos chart history, received September 20, 2017|publisher=Imgur.com|access-date=September 20, 2017}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the album's peak on the national chart.</ref> |113 |- {{album chart|Austria|21|artist=Tori Amos|album=Native Invader|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|19|artist=Tori Amos|album=Native Invader|rowheader=true|access-date=September 15, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|46|artist=Tori Amos|album=Native Invader|rowheader=true|access-date=September 15, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|20|artist=Tori Amos|album=Native Invader|rowheader=true|access-date=September 15, 2017}} |- {{album chart|France|128|artist=Tori Amos|album=Native Invader|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Germany|18|id=339530|artist=Tori Amos|album=Native Invader|rowheader=true|access-date=September 15, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Ireland|20|M|url=http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Albums|title=Irish Albums Chart: 15 September 2017|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2017}} |- ! scope="row"| Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:album/id:2544|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 2017-09-08 al 2017-09-14)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=September 16, 2017}}</ref> | 50 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-09-15|title=NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=September 15, 2017}}</ref> | 5 |- {{album chart|Poland|19|id=1101|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|15|date=20170915|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2017}} |- ! scope="row"| Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3508-%C3%81lbumes-semana-37-2017|title=Top 100 Álbumes — Semana 37: del 08.09.2017 al 14.09.2017|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]]|language=es|access-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> | 87 |- {{album chart|Switzerland|23|artist=Tori Amos|album=Native Invader|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2017}} |- {{album chart|UK2|16|date=20170915|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|39|artist=Tori Amos|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|3|artist=Tori Amos|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|6|artist=Tori Amos|rowheader=true|access-date=September 19, 2017}} |}

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