There were countless releases in 2011 and ILSUDH2 got through over 600 of them. Although it was very hard to decide what would make the list in this uneven year of music, these are the albums that defined 2011 for this blog. In order to give a clear picture of the past year, this...
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Tom Waits – Bad As Me (ANTI-, 2011) Tom Waits is back with an album of all original material, the first such album in over 7 years. Bad As Me could not be more different than 2004‘s Real Gone in terms of sound; this is a much more accessible body of work. It’s a...
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Anyone who knows me, knows Tom Waits. Like it or not, they have all been subject to (too?) many late night (one-sided?) conversations about the man, the myth and his music. Closing the bar with Martha and San Diego Serenade, continuously rotating Mule Variations on the turntable in my little apartment in San Francisco,...
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The second leak from Tom Waits‘ upcoming Bad As Me is a ballad called Back in the Crowd and it features the Spanish guitar stylings of Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo.
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Tom Waits has announced his first album in 7 years as only Tom Waits would, by posting a video on the Internet — a video deriding said media for its lack of privacy. Dressed all in black, with the promo poster in the back and various forms of equipment surrounding him, Mr. Waits provides...
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Sounds like the album of the year should be released soon! ‘There have been rumblings and rumors. New music, you say? Come to TomWaits.com on Tuesday August 23rd, and Mr. Waits himself will set the record straight.’
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