Tori Amos: Native Invader (Released 08 September 2017)

01 Reindeer King (7:06)
02 Wings (4:09)
03 Broken Arrow (5:20)
04 Cloud Riders (5:23)
05 Up the Creek (3:22)
06 Breakaway (4:36)
07 Wildwood (4:41)
08 Chocolate Song (4:41)
09 Bang (6:11)
10 Climb (4:02)
11 Bats (4:18)
12 Benjamin (2:42)
13 Mary's Eyes (5:16)
14 Upside Down 2 (3:23)
15 Russia (2:44)

In her fan newsletter, it states in Summer 2016, Amos took a road trip through North Carolina's 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 2016 United States election, the album took a different direction. 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 ... I listened and watched the conflicts that were traumatizing the nation and [wrote] about those raw emotions."

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!'"

A major source of inspiration for the album was Amos' belief that her white Appalachian ancestors from North Carolina and Tennessee were of Cherokee descent. During her trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, Amos acknowledged that she had Confederate ancestors. Both Tori Amos and her sister Dr. Marie Amos Dobyns have claimed Eastern Cherokee heritage and her sister has created ties with Native American organizations, such as by joining the Association of American Indian Physicians, an organization that allows people to join based on self-identification as Native Americans. 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."

Russia

Tori Amos: Russia
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Placebo: Sleeping with Ghosts (released 01 April 2003)

01 Bulletproof Cupid (2:22)
02 English Summer Rain (4:01)
03 This Picture (3:34)
04 Sleeping with Ghosts (4:38)
05 The Bitter End (3:10)
06 Something Rotten (5:28)
07 Plasticine (3:26)
08 Special Needs (4:22)
09 I'll Be Yours (3:32)
10 Second Sight (2:49)
11 Protect Me from What I Want (3:15)
12 Centrefolds (5:02)





Placebo is a British alternative rock band, formed in London in 1994 by vocalist–guitarist Brian Molko and bassist–guitarist Stefan Olsdal. Drummer Robert Schultzberg joined in late 1994, but left in 1996 shortly after the release of the band's eponymous debut album due to conflicts with Molko, and was replaced the same year by Steve Hewitt. Molko was born in Belgium and Olsdal and Schultzberg in Sweden; remaining members Molko and Olsdal both grew up in Luxembourg before separately relocating to London and are both British citizens.
Following the release of a demo, a split single, and their eponymous debut album, Placebo gained exposure in 1997 after the single "Nancy Boy" became popular in the UK, a song notorious at the time for its gender-bending content. The band stood out amongst the Britpop scene they were associated with at the time for their androgynous appearance and musical content, as well as Molko's distinctive voice and lyrics which openly discussed sexuality, mental health, and drug use.
Hewitt left Placebo in 2007, due to personal and musical differences. He was replaced the following year by Steve Forrest. Placebo released two albums with Forrest, who left in 2015 to pursue his own musical career. Since 2015, Placebo are officially a duo, though augmented with additional musicians.
Placebo have collaborated with various artists over the years, including David Bowie, Justin Warfield, Michael Stipe and Alison Mosshart. To date, Placebo have released eight studio albums, all of which have reached the Top 20 in the United Kingdom, and have sold around 14 million records worldwide.

Sleeping with Ghosts is the fourth studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo. It was recorded from late 2002 to early 2003 and released on 1 April 2003 by record labels Virgin and Hut.Sleeping with Ghosts reached number 11 in the UK Albums Chart, and received a generally favourable reaction from music critics.
Michael Idov of Pitchfork wrote "No peaks, no gorges, just a steady oscillation between adequate and inspired. Sleeping with Ghosts is a remarkably level collection of guitar pop, simultaneously less glammy and less pungent than Placebo's earlier stuff." Mojo wrote "There's some terrific and accessible stuff here [...] but the result is still an album that retreads old Placebo themes." Q magazine called it "spikily brilliant".

Camouflage: Relocated (released 28 August, 2006)

01 Memory (1:06)
02 We Are Lovers (3:59)
03 Motif Sky (3:29)
04 Real Thing (3:11)
05 Passing By (4:05)
06 Confusion (3:47)
07 The Perfect Key (5:32)
08 Stream (2:05)
09 Dreaming (5:00)
10 The Pleasure Remains (4:06)
11 Bitter Taste (5:04)
12 Something Wrong (4:48)
13 Light (1:02)
14 How Do You Feel? (7:15)
15 Last Contact (5:00)





Relocated is the seventh studio album from German synthpop group Camouflage, released on August 28, 2006 by SPV Records. Three singles were released from the record: "Motif Sky", "Something Wrong", and "The Pleasure Remains".
Release Magazine gave the album a mostly positive review, stating "...slightly more pop tuned, but still holds all the Camouflage trademark elements. Personal vocal performances, gloom and pop all in one. The single "Motif Sky" is one of the tracks that have blossomed through repeated listening, as have "We Are Lovers" and my current favourite "Dreaming". Except for the exceptionally dreary "How Do You Feel?", "Relocated" is a solid effort, maybe lacking somewhat in raw hit power".

Confusion

 

Camouflage: Confusion

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