Tori Amos’s seventeenth album, “In Times Of Dragons” considers modern times, wherein “the pursuit of freedom meets forces that seek to control and silence.” She also tours Europe in April and May. “In Times Of Dragons” is a metaphorical story about the fight for democracy over tyranny, reflecting the current abhorrent non-accidental burning down of democracy in real time by the ‘Dictator believing Lizard Demons’ in their usurpation of America,” reports Amos.
Tori Amos aims her biting lyricism and razor-sharp perspective at America’s political landscape.
The songwriter describes “In Times of Dragons“, her 18th album, as “a metaphorical story about the fight for Democracy over Tyranny.” She adds that it reflects “the current abhorrent non accidental burning down of democracy in real time by the ‘Dictator believing Lizard Demons’ in their usurpation of America.”
Tori Amos has given us another preview of her new album “In Times of Dragons” with “Shush,” where a fictionalized version of Tori married a “lizard demon” billionaire. “He represents what we’re dealing with right now,” she says. “He sees congressmen, senators, and even probably presidents, as people who answer to him and other billionaires, who don’t think you and I should vote. He’s trying to develop the kind of feudal system we had hundreds of years ago. But it doesn’t look like it once did. We don’t look like we’re in the trenches, in the muck. We have all the cool, digital devices now. So it looks different. But it has the same philosophy.”
Amos has never taken half-measures in her music, and this project appears to continue that tradition. The album’s spring 2026 release window remains the only confirmed detail so far. That said, the political themes are clear from her description
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