Content warning: This episode includes discussions of SA, DV, suicide. Take care while listening. 

On this week’s episode of Messing with the Master, Kristen, Matt and Joey unpack the mystical complexities of Tori Amos’ 2017 gem, Native Invader, which chillingly encapsulates the doomsday tensions of the era in an atmospheric sonic snapshot of the personal, the political and the otherworldly.

The year prior to the album’s release saw Amos in full-fledged activist mode with her contribution to the Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy - the soaring original song “Flicker” - making global headlines as she once again lent her voice to victims and survivors of sexual assault. Behind the scenes, Matt inexplicably found himself working alongside Tori as she laid the groundwork for one of the most timely and emotionally resonant records of her career - as his own life went from dream to nightmare. 

Native Invader playlists: KK, JV, MM

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