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Tom Waits<\/strong> announced his new album, “Bad As Me,”<\/strong> today with a hilarious video (entitled “Tom Waits’ Private Listening Party”<\/strong>) that is, amongst other things, a commentary on internet piracy.\u00a0 Check it out way below.\u00a0 We can’t wait for more Waitsian charm and art.<\/p>\n Tomwaits.com<\/strong><\/a> has this to say about the new album:<\/p>\n “Bad As Me is Tom Waits\u2019 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 \u201cChicago,\u201d to the closing barroom chorale of \u201cNew Year\u2019s Eve,\u201d Bad As Me displays the full career range of Waits\u2019 songwriting, from beautiful ballads like \u201cLast Leaf,\u201d to the avant cinematic soundscape of \u201cHell Broke Luce,\u201d a battlefront dispatch. On tracks like \u201cTalking at the Same Time,\u201d Waits shows off a supple falsetto, while on blues burners like \u201cRaised Right Men\u201d and the gospel tinged \u201cSatisfied\u201d 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\u2019s musical company brings a feeling of loose joy even to the album\u2019s saddest songs.<\/p>\n Pre-order Bad As Me at the Tom Waits Store<\/a>. Bad As Me Tracklisting<\/p>\n 01. Chicago
\nGet the “Bad As Me” MP3 at your favorite digital retailer.
\nView the “Bad As Me” lyrics here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n02. Raised Right Men
\n03. Talking At The Same Time
\n04. Get Lost
\n05. Face To The Highway
\n06. Pay Me
\n07. Back In The Crowd
\n08. Bad As Me
\n09. Kiss Me
\n10. Satisfied
\n11. Last Leaf
\n12. Hell Broke Luce
\n13. New Year’s Eve\u00a0Read More”<\/a><\/p>\n