Midaregami

The new album? Orphans. Three discs: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards.

You know, when I first heard Tom Waits (ol’ Chris played The Black Rider for me), I hated him. Yet now I can’t imagine feeling that way; barely understand the person that wouldn’t have appreciated this art. Orphans is the flip side of Brian Wilson’s Smile—a dark, sprawling, smoky journey across America, through both time and space, with moments of joy, despair, and profound beauty.

You need to stop what you are doing and listen to this god-damned album. Put it on repeat. Love it. Live it.

Well, maybe don’t live it. That would be a hard life.

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