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Mule Variations
Rock · 1999 · 15 tracks

Mule Variations

Tom Waits

A sprawling masterpiece of 'surreal Americana' that balances clattering junk-yard blues with some of the most tender piano ballads ever recorded.

April 14, 1999 · Sum Records (2)

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A weathered and wise collection of rural tales that balances clattering chaos with profound, tender humanity.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
02
Lowside of the Road
2:59
04
Get Behind the Mule
6:52
05
House Where Nobody Lives
4:14
06
Cold Water
5:23
07
Pony
4:33
08
What’s He Building?
3:20
09
Black Market Baby
5:02
10
Eyeball Kid
4:26
11
Picture in a Frame
3:40
12
Chocolate Jesus
3:55
13
Georgia Lee
4:24
14
Filipino Box Spring Hog
3:10
15
Take It With Me
4:25
16
Come On Up to the House
4:37
17
Buzz Fledderjohn
4:14
Moments Worth Listening For
The unsettling suburban paranoia of the spoken word track What's He Building? featuring metallic clangs and eerie drones.
The transition from the clattering industrial blues of Filipino Box Spring Hog into the heartbreakingly tender piano of Take It With Me.
The communal, gravel-throated gospel catharsis that closes the album on Come On Up to the House.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Mule Variations sound next to the rest of Tom Waits's catalogue?

Cabin In Woods+4.0σ

Cabin In Woods saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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