Massive Attack and Tom Waits just released the most powerful protest song in years

The first new music in over a decade from both the Bristol trip-hop group and the US singer-songwriter is a potent anti-war ...

Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times

Unsettling breathing, arrhythmic clatter, gloomy piano and military snares underpin a Beefheartian portrayal of a boorish warmonger on the band’s ominous return ...

'Boots On The Ground': Massive Attack and Tom Waits team up for powerful ICE protest song

"Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics." Massive Attack have teamed up with Tom Waits for a haunting ...

The artist Tom Waits called the “high watermark” for songwriting

While his style might not be to everyone's tastes, there aren't many people more qualified to talk about songwriting prowess ...

Tom Waits returns with first new song in 15 years

Tom Waits has released his first new original music in 15 years, collaborating with Massive Attack on "Boots on the Ground," a dark, politically charged protest song.
Rolling Stone

Hear Tom Waits’ Unreleased, Stripped-Down, ‘Spiritual’ Version of ‘Get Behind the Mule’

To mark the 25th anniversary of both Tom Waits’ Mule Variations and the record label Anti, an unreleased “Spiritual” rendition of the standout “Get Behind the Mule” has been unearthed for the first ...
Opinion

Tom Waits drops new song with an elite collaborator - Here's why it matters

Tom Waits has delivered new music for the first time in nearly a decade. Here is why the track has real meaning and who it was made with.

Famous singer returns with first new music in 15 years

A famous singer is returning to music with his first new song in 15 years. Tom Waits, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician and Oscar-nominated actor, released “Boots on the Ground,” a surprise ...
The Spokesman-Review

Madeline McNeill showcases music of Tom Waits at Hamilton Studio-turned-speakeasy

The music of Tom Waits has inspired many for generations, and local vocalist Madeline McNeill will be looking to do him justice at the Hamilton Studio Listening Room this weekend. McNeill, with her ...
Missoulian

Wit, wisdom of Tom Waits: Elusive singer-songwriter makes interviews an art

In "Tom Waits on Tom Waits: Interviews and Encounters" (Chicago Review Press, $19.95), editor Paul Maher Jr. has compiled more than 50 interviews from Waits to "illustrate his creative progression ...
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Why this iconic Tom Waits song is a regular in our test rooms – and can unveil the true essence of hi-fi

It may have been our last edition of our monthly Now Playing test track rundown, or perhaps the edition before, where I got all misty-eyed about Tom Waits’ signature ballad Martha. Wherever and ...
Houston Chronicle

Tom Waits performance all that fans wanted

Having spent nearly 30 years not performing in Houston, Tom Waits could've stepped onstage at Jones Hall Sunday night, played Fannin Street, walked off and left the faithful musing about how it was ...