Toto premieres music video for new song Orphan off upcoming album TOTO XIV

One of my longtime favorites, Toto is set to release their first studio album in ten years and will follow with a world tour.  TOTO XIV is set to release on March 20th in Europe and the UK and Oceania on 3/23, and North America on March 24. Today Toto are premiering their new song, Orphan off the album and it is absolutely amazing. There is that signature Toto sound that I completely love and it is wrapped in emotionally driven and honest vocals that will feed your soul. It is a beautiful track that will give you hope and a bright light in this sometimes dimming world. It is like that much needed hug you need and that hand that reaches out to you and lifts up. I absolutely love this track and can’t wait to hear what else this album will bring, proving it will be a complete musical gem. Check out the beautiful video for  Orphan here:

The song is immediately available as you pre-order the album on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/toto-xiv. Keyboardist Steve Porcaro reveals,

“This is opposite of going through the motions.  We are treating this like it is Toto V, our follow-up to TOTO IV.  We just want to be the best version of ourselves that we can be.  Be true to ourselves and make the best music we can.  Entertain people which is what we were put on this Earth for.”  Keyboardist David Paich reflects, “I think of TOTO as a unit and a band that carries a responsibility when it goes out there in to the public consciousness.   There is so much negativity and darkness that I think you have to be as Quincy Jones puts it, ‘beams of light that blast through the darkness’.”

“When you put us in a room, and everybody brings in their pieces, the next thing you know it all fits together. Everybody’s performances are top notch.  We are really bringing our best out, forcing ourselves to make personal best choices, what’s best for the music.  I’m really excited to hear what people think.” 

“We are talking about a band where everybody is a writer, and everybody is a lead singer, and everybody is a player.  All involved brought this trio to the table where it could just live on its own.”

“No one plays like David Hungate.” Drums were performed by Keith Carlock who’s commitments to Steely Dan prohibit him from participating in the 2015 World Tour.  Shannon Forest will be behind the kit, who was a part of the band’s 2014 North American run. Luke offers, “Shannon is a world class drummer and we are honored to have him back with us.”