ContactMusic — Eccentric singer/songwriter Tom Waits has found a way of keeping his unreleased songs from leaking online - he's staging private listening parties for new album Bad As Me in his car. The revered Downtown Train singer announced the release date of his... more info

Pop Candy — "What if you had a root canal and I asked you to gargle with raw sewage? Would you be OK with that? more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tom Waits is set to release his new studio album Bad as Me on October 25 via Anti- Records. You can stream the album's title track below and purchase the song on iTunes. The album is also available for... more info

The Quietus — Waits attacks neophilia and the incessant chase for not-yet-released albums more info

Altsounds — Tom Waits' official website - www.tomwaits.com (http://www.tomwaits.com/) - is hosting "TOM WAITS PRIVATE LISTENING PARTY" for his first studio album of all new material in seven years, "BAD AS ME", on Tuesday 23rd August. Tune in at 3.00... more info

KEXP Seattle — As promised … or warned, or predicted, presumed, heralded, devined, sussed, soothsaid, prognosticated or just wondered about, Tom Waits today has revealed a peak into the boudoir of his forthcoming album, and his first full studio album in seven ye... more info

Guardian Music — Tom Waits is as raw and unnerving as ever with this clattering, bluesy comeback trackIt's been seven years since Real Gone, Tom Waits's last album of new material. Since then there's been a three-disc collection of rare and unreleased songs – the b... more info

Stereogum — Tom Waits has a new album coming out, you guys! The O.G. scraggly-voiced dustbowl surrealist will drop Bad As Me October 25 on Anti. And today, he released the title track, a characteristically unhinged caterwaul, as a single on iTunes. Below, we’v... more info

NME — 'Bad As Me' is set for release this autumn more info

The Quietus — Waits To Release Bad As Me on October 25th, title track online! more info