Native Invader

Native Invader is the fifteenth studio album (twelfth of entirely original material) by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos.

Amos contributed the song "Flicker" for Netflix documentary film Audrie & Daisy's ending credits.

"[7] On April 18, Amos began a five-day countdown with a series of Instagram posts depicting a studio and a "sacred fire".

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.

'"[9] 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.

[3] Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Neil Z. Yeung wrote, "Native Invader stands tall with its own vital voice and energy, alluding to beloved touchstones from throughout Amos' oeuvre while remaining fully of its time.

"[4] Pitchfork rated the album positively, claiming that "[Amos'] intricately arranged songs are passionate and despairingly poetic.