After a four-year break, singer-songwriter Tom Hickox returns with The Orchestra of Stories on his Family Tree Records label. Recorded largely with the Chineke! Orchestra, Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, the album weaves cinematic, richly detailed human narratives. From the mariachi-tinged ‘The Clairvoyant’ to the tale of a failed CIA mission in ‘The Failed Assassination of Fidel Castro,’ Hickox’s storytelling shines, revealing universal truths with drama and poignancy.
