Tom Waits: Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Anti-) - December 13, 2006 The life and times of the world's most prolific barfly... While Tom Waits' nearly 35-year career can't be segmented neatly (he's just too damned unpredictable), it does have a few distinct stages. On Orphans, the gravelly troubadour constructs …
#10 Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards: The running tale through this collection of fifty songs -- more than half are new recordings -- is the way Waits rummages through roots for inspiration, then bends them to his singular will. Waits still finds magic, waiting for overhaul, in Lead Belly, Jack …
In the most recent issue of the College Music Journal, ANTI- artist Neko Case has been named the "Top Charting" artist of the year with her latest album, Fox Confessor Brings The Flood. Neko topped out on both the "Top 200" & "AAA" charts in 2006 and you can read …
#45 Fox Confessor Brings the Flood: For the country-rock fan who wonders why they don't make them like they used to, Case brings her smoky voice (Emmylou Harris meets Liz Phair), rootsy band (featuring members of Calexico and the Band's Garth Hudson) and cryptic songwriting, as in the scary "Dirty …
The new Youth Group album, Casino Twilight Dogs, is set to drop on 01/30/07 – and you can hear it in full right now! Produced by Wayne Connolly (The Vines, You Am I), and mixed by Rob Schnapf (Elliot Smith, Guided By Voices), Casino Twilight Dogs is the stellar follow-up …
It's difficult to overstate Tom Waits' importance and impact: With a career that spans more than 20 albums, he blends countless musical and theatrical styles, from classic jazz, blues and polka to rock and folk. Held together with his gravelly rasp, his music is instantly recognizable and endlessly compelling. Waits' …