I was eight years old when I experienced my first Tom Waits song. It was like nothing I’d ever heard before. Granted, at the age of eight, that wasn’t saying a lot, but the statement continues to ...

The album is 19 songs long, and there’s not one that’s a throwaway. Let’s dig deep into Rain Dogs and check out the five finest songs. (Or at least our humble opinion of them). Waits hits on just ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the singer-songwriter’s inimitable 1985 album, a ...

"On the album 'Rain Dogs,' Waits incorporates a wide range of sounds including marimba, accordion and various other percussions that are not usually heard in popular music. This album is very much a ...

Tom Waits moved from California to New York shortly after releasing Swordfishtrombones in 1983. The experimental arrangements of his eighth studio album put his lyrics into clearer focus, but it also ...