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Swordfishtrombones is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records.It was the first album that Waits self-produced. Stylistically different from his previous albums, Swordfishtrombones moves away from conventional piano-based songwriting towards unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract and experimental rock approach.
Tom Waits was born and raised in a middle-class family in Pomona, California. Inspired by the work of Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation, he began singing on the San Diego folk circuit. [3] [4] He relocated to Los Angeles in 1972, where he worked as a songwriter before signing a recording contract with Asylum Records.
After Island Records, Waits moved to Anti/Epitaph for Mule Variations, an album that won him a second Grammy. [1] Since the mid-1980s, he has collaborated with his wife Kathleen Brennan. His latest studio album, titled Bad as Me, was released in 2011. [1] As of 2011, according to Nielsen Soundscan, Waits has sold 4.6 million albums in the ...
Tom Waits is perhaps the quintessential cult artist, despite recording for large labels alongside successful commercial acts for his entire career. Widely regarded as one of America’s finest ...
"Underground", a song by Tom Waits from Swordfishtrombones "Underground", song by Men at Work from Business as Usual , 1980s "Underground" (David Bowie song) , featured in the film Labyrinth
Robots: Music from the Original Motion Picture is the soundtrack of the 2005 feature film Robots.The soundtrack was issued in March 2005 by Virgin Records and Fox Music. [1] [2] The album also reached No. 13 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart. [3]
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years is a Tom Waits compilation album, consisting of previously released songs from his years recording with Island Records, most notably from the albums Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Big Time and Franks Wild Years. The tracks were selected by Tom Waits.
The latest comes from Tom Morello, who joined forces with X Ambassadors singer Sam Harris to take on Tom Waits’ “Come on Up to the House.” The song is the B-side to a version of Morello’s ...