Tom Waits working on new album for Fall release!

From www.anti.com

Tom Waits has been holed up in an old school house in Mississippi, recording a new album, titled Real Gone for Anti. “Because,” according to Waits, “there’s nothing quite like fresh material…all new tunes by Kathleen Brennan and myself to come out this fall.” Real Gone is primal rhythmic blues featuring Waits on vocal mouth percussion, Larry Taylor (veteran of Waits recordings since 1980’s Heartattack & Vine) on bass and guitar, Mark Ribot (first collaboration since their classic pairing for 1985’s Raindogs) on guitar and tres, Brain Manita (Primus, Buckethead and the most recent Guns N’ Roses tour) on drums, Casey X. Waits on percussion and turntables, Les Claypool (Primus) on electric bass and Harry Cody on guitar and banjo. Engineered by Mark Howard (Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Iggy Pop) and produced by Waits/Brennan. “Feelin’ good about it all. Songs about politics, rats, war, hangings, dancing, automobiles, pirates, farms, the carnival and sinning. Mama, liquor, trains and death. In other words, the same ‘ol dirty bus

According to filtermag, the album will be out on Oct. 5

Sounds super-mega-happy awesome!
I can't wait! Get it?! WAIT?!
nyuk nyuk nyuk!

[Edited on Jul 05, 2004 by Velvetone_Fusion]

this is brilliant.....Especially the Marc Ribot connection !

jimmmeee

first time since rain dogs? dont know why they would go out of their way to make that up.

Very cool. I can't wait for it. The music releases have sucked for the most part this year.

and that is to say, its a complete falsehood. he played on mule variations.

Great news.

oops. double post. <--------------

[Edited on Jul 06, 2004 by Mike]

New Tom Waits and new Nick Cave in the fall!!!! I'm actually happy (and that ain't like me at all).

Now if only Johnny Cash would rise from the dead and put a new record out as well.

great news! although i was a little disappointed in blood money...

This is way cool. He and Iggy were hilarious in Coffee and Cigarettes.

Something nice about new technology is Internet jukeboxes that allow you to play a song from an online source. Sitting in a shithole bar and playing, "Warm beer and cold women," always feels right.

Awesome.