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Remember last week when news of possible Tom Waits news was news? Well, good news! Turns out that the news in question is big news, as in that of his first new studio album in quite some time with the October 25th release of Bad As Me. He being Tom Waits, the mere announcement is not enough, and the man doesn't pass up the opportunity to parody the whole process with a "private listening party" that comments on the notion of internet privacy (and just maybe, people trying to steal his new release news thunder). He ends up taking his party to the cozy confines of an ol' 35.

Exciting news, indeed! Waits' website has the rest of the details:

Bad As Me is Tom Waits’ first studio album of all new music in seven years. This pivotal work refines the music that has come before and signals a new direction. Waits, in possibly the finest voice of his career, worked with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer Kathleen Brennan. From the opening horn-fueled chug of “Chicago,” to the closing barroom chorale of “New Year’s Eve,” Bad As Me displays the full career range of Waits’ songwriting, from beautiful ballads like “Last Leaf,” to the avant cinematic soundscape of “Hell Broke Luce,” a battlefront dispatch. On tracks like “Talking at the Same Time,” Waits shows off a supple falsetto, while on blues burners like “Raised Right Men” and the gospel tinged “Satisfied” he spits, stutters and howls. Like a good boxer, these songs are lean and mean, with strong hooks and tight running times. A pervasive sense of players delighting in each other’s musical company brings a feeling of loose joy even to the album’s saddest songs.

Bad As Me available October 25th.

Pre-order at the Tom Waits Store.
Get the "Bad As Me" MP3 at your favorite digital retailer.

Bad As Me tracklisting

01. Chicago
02. Raised Right Men
03. Talking At The Same Time
04. Get Lost
05. Face To The Highway
06. Pay Me
07. Back In The Crowd
08. Bad As Me
09. Kiss Me
10. Satisfied
11. Last Leaf
12. Hell Broke Luce
13. New Year's Eve

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