THIS WEEK’S ELITE:

Tom Waits, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards (Disc 1) (Anti)
If the name of the album alone doesn’t sell you, how about 3 discs, 54 songs including 30 new songs and 24 “lost” tracks. Personally, I find it difficult to digest Waits’ songs in large quantities but isolated they expose their brillance. For Waits fans, this is a must have. Check out “Tell It to Me” and “Lie to Me”. folk, roots, americana
Tom Waits, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards (Disc 2) (Anti)
Tom Waits, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards (Disc 3) (Anti)

WORTH MENTION:

Guy Clark, Workbench Songs (Dualtone) [Dualtone]
Brett Dennen, So Much More (Dualtone) [Dualtone]

BONUS:

Courtesy of Spinner.com post “Exclusive: Tom Waits MP3 Download, Part Deux”, here’s two Tom Waits tracks recorded live and available for download.

Download Tom Waits, ‘Falling Down’ (Live)- (MP3)

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Original album: ‘Big Time’

Download Tom Waits, ‘Eye Ball Kid’ (Live)- (MP3)

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Original album: ‘Mule Variations’

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[All full album streams courtesy of AOL Music unless otherwise noted. Album streams are typically only available the week of their release.]

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