Writing about Ocean to Ocean is challenging, because until now, I’ve only written about Amos’s albums and songs that I’ve listened to (and loved) for years, sometimes decades. But thankfully, this album didn’t take very long to get into my head and into my heart. According to Amos, Ocean to Ocean is technically the second […] More
When Tori Amos’s 1996 album Boys for Pele was first released, she explained that after she broke up with her partner, Eric Rosse, she started “stealing fire” from the men in her life. The fire she described was a kind of energy, primarily in the form of admiration. When Amos recognized she was vampirically feeding […] More
Fire & Water Tori Amos is an elemental being. She writes about fire, water, earth, and air in all imaginable forms. When she performs live, she transmits and channels these energies through sound, light, and imagery. During some songs, she is grounded and earthy, while in others, she is fiery, even volcanic. And at other, […] More
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Hal Kitchen is watching the final two films of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe (Alex Wheatle and Education), Rachel Stewart is listening to Tori Amos’ Christmastide EP, Hawk Ripjaw is enjoying Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House […] More
Tori Amos has often been called a confessional singer and songwriter, but she’s always been more than that to her fanbase. Her body of work has acted as a poetic guide to life experiences–growing up, relationships, grief, and politics–and my personal relationship with her robust song catalog ebbs and flows like the tides as I […] More
The following recap contains spoilers for Yellowjackets S2E3, “Digestif” (written by Sarah L. Thompson & Ameni Rozsa and directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd) My understanding is that the face is the most delicious part of a roasted human being (more like long guanciale, amirite?). Anyway, I have to admit that I was wrong in asserting […] More
The following recap contains spoilers for Yellowjackets S2E1, “Friends, Romans, Countrymen” (written by Rich Monahan and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer) Yellowjackets S2E1 picks up two months after the events of the Season 1 finale in 1996, but it’s clearly been less time than that in the 2021 timeline, as it feels more like […] More
I first read The Sandman comics when I was 15 years old. I lived in the middle of nowhere in Indiana, and like most great things in life, I discovered The Sandman through singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Tori referenced Neil and the Dream King himself in a song on her first album, and she has continued […] More
Happy New Year! Each week you’ll find in this space a set of recommendations from our writers, ranging from TV and film to music and podcasts, or whatever else we might be into at the moment. These things may or may not be new to the world, but that’s not the point. What matters is what’s […] More
The late 1990s blessed us with many amazing female singer/songwriters. I spent much of that transitional time between high school and college listening to Tori Amos, Alanis Morrisette, and Kate Bush. Poe was also in rotation, with many tracks from her debut album, Hello falling unto trip-hop mixtapes alongside Portishead and Sneaker Pimps. Haunted was […] More
I’ve always been a fan of cover songs. It’s interesting to hear a track that you’re familiar with from one band or artist performed by another, even if the differences are minimal. But to my mind, straightforward covers aren’t terribly interesting. It might be nifty to hear an artist you like play someone else’s song […] More
I vividly remember the day I listened to Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill for the first time. I was in 7th grade and a classmate slid it across the table to me in the last period. It was in a piecemeal jewel case–just the liner notes and the CD. The inset and backsplash of the […] More
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