Altsounds — ”Diffidently gruff, intense & mesmeric performer of songs that explore love, life & misery with savagely melodic style” Time Out on Jack Roberts. Jack Roberts has drawn comparison to heavyweights Tom Waits, Barry Adamson & Le... more info

ContactMusic — Tom Waits, the innovative American singer-songwriter, pulled the plug on his own 'private listening party" for new album 'Bad As Me' on Tuesday (23rd August 2011). Waits posted a video on YouTube with the apparent intention of previewing new material... more info

Topix — Tom Waits is back with a new album, "Bad As Me," his first collection of new material in 7 years. more info

DrownedInSound — Last week an e-mail/press release was sent round the world telling us that Tom Waits was going to set the record straight. Obviously everyone thought this was going to be a new album, and so it turns out it's absolutely correct. Mr Waits' new full-le... more info

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