Bad as Me (LP)

Throughout his career, Tom Waits has created milestone albums that serve both to refine the music that has come before, and to signal a new phase in his career.

Now comes 'Bad As Me', his first studio album of all new music in seven years, which finds him in possibly the finest voice of his career and at the height of his songwriting powers, working with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer Kathleen Brennan. 'Bad As Me' displays the full career range of Waits' songwriting, from beautiful ballads to avant cinematic soundscapes.

Like a good boxer, these songs are lean and mean, with strong hooks and tight running times. And there is a pervasive sense of players delighting in each others' musical company that brings a feeling of loose joy even to the album's saddest songs. 'Bad As Me' is a Tom Waits album for the ages.