Tom Waits news

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:29 pm

A new album by enigmatic singer/songwriter Tom Waits is on the Anti Records release schedule. No details are available about the set, which is tentatively slated for a March 2004 release.

If it comes to fruition, the set will be Waits' first proper studio album since 1999's acclaimed "Mule Variations." It debuted at No. 30 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 388,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album won Grammys for best folk and alternative music albums.

Last year, Waits released a pair of albums -- "Blood Money" and "Alice" -- consisting of music written for plays conceived by Waits, his wife/collaborator Kathleen Brennan and Robert Wilson. The albums debuted at No. 32 and No. 33 on The Billboard 200 and have sold 143,000 and 140,000 copies, respectively.

As previously reported, Waits is among the artists appearing on the forthcoming Blind Boys Of Alabama album, "Go Tell It on the Mountain," due Sept. 16 via Real World Records.

-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:46 pm

Waits, you magnificent bastard! I'm so happy I could shout. But then I'd wake Lelia and she'd kill me. So I won't.

SoLikeCandy · Post by **SoLikeCandy** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:50 pm

I just discovered Tom Waits a few months ago, after listening to "Alice" and "Blood Money", and I devoured his other albums. Insane, dark, creepy...I love him! I can't wait for the new one.

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:53 pm

I've been really enjoying this bootleg I got of his VH1 Storytellers show (on CD). It's a 2CD set of the complete show, including stuff they didn't broadcast.

Makes me wish I saw him live. He just has this great spirit about him with a wonderful sense of humour. In some ways it's more entertaining listening to him speak than it is listening to him perform, though that too is a delight.

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:58 pm

As far as I know, Waits is the first ever man to utter the immortal words: "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." (On the immortal "Ferwood Tonight" with Martin Mull and Fred Willard.)

An amazing, hysterical racounteur, and made for "Storytellers" -- in fact, they should have just had him do an entire season!

costellopunk · Post by **costellopunk** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 1:27 am

new waits album. excellent. tom waits is a relativley recent discovery of mine. i got in to him probably three years ago and the man is just a genius. how'd you get a hold of that boot blue? i've got a couple songs off it downloaded. he's friggin hilarious doing what's he building in there.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 2:22 am

It is also rumoured that he will tour to support the release.

http://www.keeslau.com/TomWaitsSupplement/

taz · Post by **taz** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 1:36 pm

Excuse me...I need to go change my underwear.....

Post by **BlueChair** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 3:36 pm

Man, if he tours....

uselessbeauty? · Post by **uselessbeauty?** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:06 pm

if tom waits ever tours i will jump up and down until the end of the universe. probably with a slight pause to go to his show. i would also like to know where you got that bootleg bluechair. if any of you don't know what tom waits to listen to i highly recommend nighthawks at the diner, small change, or the greatest hits collection beautiful maladies. tom waits is just so so amazing.