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I thought it was Tori in the poster?

She wishes! No amount of photoshopping could make her look like that.

The actress is called Rosalie Craig, she's a very good musical theatre actress apparently. There's some serious talent involved in The Light Princess, from National Theatre boss Nicholas Hytner to playwright Samuel Adamson and director Marianne Elliott, not to mention top production designers. I think it will be interesting at the very least.

Beth, I didn't enjoy last Tori albums. I guess that after the release of the underwhelming The Beekeeper, I lost track of her. But her last album is really a return to form. I'm listening to it a lot. What do you think of the album? I'm really curious!

pgss wrote:Beth, I didn't enjoy last Tori albums. I guess that after the release of the underwhelming The Beekeeper, I lost track of her. But her last album is really a return to form. I'm listening to it a lot. What do you think of the album? I'm really curious!

Well hello again, Tori thread!

That would have been Unrepentant Geraldines, Paul? I loved the majority of that album and still do. The three main solo piano songs - Weatherman, Selkie and Oysters - went straight into my personal pantheon of beloved Tori tracks. 'Oysters' in particular hit me very hard at the time, I remember literally just bawling to that one repeatedly. It can still make me teary now.

For me Tori really sort of came back with Midwinter Graces, I knew then she was finding her way back to herself again. I loved that album, and Night of Hunters - I'd wished for years she would do a chamber music record, so NOH is heaven for me. I find when I put it on I have to listen all the way through from beginning to end, same as with Pele and Scarlet.

The latest album Native Invader again had some stunning songs on it that for me are as good as anything she has ever done - Reindeer King is a bona fide Tori gem, like in ye olde days. I adore Breakaway as well, very old school Tori to me. Of the more 'band' songs, I love Wildwood, Bats, Wings, Cloud Riders and Up The Creek. It's a really solid album, the only clunker for me is Chocolate Song, because of that stupid chorus (a total Fori moment!)

Did anybody buy In Time of Dragons? After adjusting to her lowered vocal range change, it's probably the first Tori album in an incredibly long time to draw me back in.

I'm sure Blue, the main contributor to this thread, will undoubtedly have bought it, but she hasn't been on here of late (along with most everyone else!)
I was quite shocked hearing Rickie Lee Jones' last album: she sounds like Billie Holiday now, her voice has deepened into tenor range.
If I run across the latest Tori I'll bend my ear to it, but I have mixed feelings about her work.

I've struggled with Tori since The Beekeeper, patchy overly lengthy records I usually found. The new record is long too but it is very focused and lyrically compelling.

I've not heard new Rickie material since Boulevard, I loved Falling Up; I do still play Ghostyhead frequently, a fascinatingly weird album.

I think I have every studio album that Tori has released but I've never been that big a fan to rush out and buy a new album on its release. I'm sure I'll get In Time Of Dragons eventually but at the moment,I'm currently playing back to back the new albums by Paul McCartney & Rosa Walton.

How is the new Paul Mc? I've enjoyed his last couple of records...

IoTheHeretic wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 12, 2026 5:26 am

How is the new Paul Mc? I've enjoyed his last couple of records...

Its a pretty consistent collection of memorable pop songs. I prefer McCartney III but Dungeon Lane is deservedly picking up positive reviews.

I'll have to check out out