Tom Waits

Tom Waits’ mid-period Island catalogue to be reissued

July 20, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Waits’ spectacular middle-period albums–released on Island Records between 1983 and 1993—have been newly remastered from the original tapes and will be reissued on vinyl and CD this autumn […]

Classic Americana Albums: Tom Waits “Closing Time”

July 19, 2023 Jonathan Smith 1

A drunk props himself up at one end of a seedy bar; a down-and-out stumbles across a dirty city street in search of somewhere safe in an unfriendly city; a working girl looks blankly at the […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Tom Waits “Buzz Fledderjohn”

June 5, 2023 Clint West 0

Following on from last week’s selection of the wonderful Richard Thompson’s ‘Beeswing’, the Chain moves on to another of the great songwriters of our time, Tom Waits – but that’s not the connection. The track is […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 30

October 8, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Steady as she goes… Things are improving at school despite a feeling that a stable door has been shut after the horse has not only exited the building but has taken up residence in an EU […]

Discovering… Tom Waits

June 11, 2021 Tim Martin 3

Some artists just have to find the right time to filter their way into your consciousness. For me one of those is Tom Waits. He’s popped up at various times over the years. The Old Grey […]

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An impressive blues-influenced mixture of laid-back and edgier numbers. Coast of Light is Luke Winslow-King’s ninth album after having debuted with Luke Winslow-King in 2008. It is a bit of an outlier from many of the […]

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Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]

Tom Waits’ mid-period Island catalogue to be reissued

Classic Americana Albums: Tom Waits “Closing Time”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Tom Waits “Buzz Fledderjohn”

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 30

Discovering… Tom Waits

Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

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