Tom Waits - Bad As Me

Tom Waits - Bad As MeTom Waits' 17th studio album encapsulates his myriad styles with help from twin soul Keith Richards, On the title track over clattering drums and blues guitar, Waits delivers lines such as "they told me you were no good" with unnerving effect. There's also something deeply sinister about the chorus of "you're the same kind of bad as me", creating an almost suffocating atmosphere. It's an album full of compassion, anger and sorrow.

and bassist Gordon Walters

a link between the Arab and African worlds

Following the high-drama pop of Grammy-nominated Kick I

again featuring Playa Hamm but this time extending the cameo invitations to Hi-C

and on “The Dawn”

The title track and album opener A Place In The Sun starts with 30 seconds of ambient noise before a 30 piece Makedonian string orchestra and Børge’s home-recorded vocals kick in

the two artists seem to explore all the possibilities offered by their artistic palettes

because of this very conscious visual break

deeply felt and exquisitely played pathways to the sublime

A domestic scene is set from the off

followed by Summer Breeze

pure falsetto soars above gentle melodies