TOM WAITS - Swordfishtrombones LP punk blues One must listen closely to

One must listen closely to this record

what really set this album apart was the million-dollar voice of Cherie Musialik

vile and foul impulses

But it’s the opening track 'I Wanna Be You' - snarling power-poppy punk with an inverted ironic warning against envy

TOM WAITS - Swordfishtrombones LP punk blues One must listen closely to180 gram vinyl. Newly remastered for the first time ever from the original EQ'ed 1 2 inch production master tape and personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. 2023 marks forty years since Tom Waits released Swordfishtrombones, ushering in a new and critically acclaimed musical era for Waits and his longtime songwriting and production partner, Brennan. Waits went from 70's era "bluesy, boozy" wordsmith and melodist with seven albums behind