Tori Amos Ocean To Ocean Vinyl 2LP
 
In spite of the various crises that have occurred since 2017's Native Invader, Tori Amos has emerged with Ocean To Ocean, her most personal work in years - an album bursting with warmth and connection, with deep roots in her earliest songwriting. Written during the third lockdown in Cornwall, England, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ocean To Ocean is a universal story of going to rock bottom and renewing yourself all over again.
 
Despite the bittersweet emotions and the still-lingering uncertainty at the time of release, Ocean to Ocean comforts like a warm hug, benefitting from a sumptuous depth of layered production that is at once soulful and satisfying.
 
From the outset, a familiar team - husband/guitarist Mark Hawley, daughter/backing vocalist Tash, drummer Matt Chamberlain, bassist Jon Evans, and orchestral maestro John Philip Shenale - joins Amos as she whips up a storm of sound and emotion with her trademark piano and vocal sorcery....
 
Like Native Invader before it, Ocean to Ocean is a late-era standout for Amos, who reaches through the dark cloud of collective grief to be that supportive presence for listeners, healing with familiar touches and a timely message.
-Neil Z. Yeung, AllMusic.com, 4/5 stars (The AllMusic 2021 Year In Review - Favorite Alternative Albums)
 
Tori Amos Ocean To Ocean Track Listing:
 
LP1
 
1. Addition Of Light Divided
2. Speaking With Trees
3. Devil's Bane
4. Swim To New York State
5. Spies
 
LP2
 
1. Ocean To Ocean
2. Flowers Burn To Gold
3. Metal Water Wood
4. 29 Years
5. How Glass Is Made
6. Birthday Baby