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Vincent de Mello/Girlie Action Tori Amos' new album, Night of Hunters, comes out Sept. 20. Audio for this feature is no longer available. Tori Amos is a conceptual artist disguised as a pop star. Part of what makes Amos such a distinctive songwriter is her grounding in classical music. That's why Night of Hunters is not a surprising effort from Amos. A song cycle based on familiar pieces by composers including Satie, Chopin, Schubert and Bach, Night of Hunters tells a multidimensional tale of a couple torn asunder and a woman's search to find unity within herself. Sounds like pretentious stuff, but as a longtime Amos admirer (and one-time collaborator; I co-wrote a book with her in 2005), I'm impressed by the organic way she melds her own writerly approach to the art-song form.
Night of Hunters is ambitious, but it's also personal — not in the confessional sense, but musically. John Hartford - Ramblin - 04 - In Tall Buildings. PRIMUS GREEN Naugahyde Trailler.