New Recordings

Pop With each of Tori Amos' solo albums, the piano-pounding vocalist with a lump in her throat and a scar on her heart grows more dramatic. Ever more theatrical (how do you top American Doll Posse's multitude of characters and wigs?), Amos' CDs include photo-narratives or vid-clips meant to amplify her lyrics. That's cool. But Amos seems to be relying more heavily on visual accompaniment than on her melodies.