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Rain Dogs
Rock · 1985 · 19 tracks

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

A sprawling, junkyard odyssey of noir jazz and mutant blues. Clattering percussion and gravelly tales of the urban dispossessed in New York City.

1985 · FakeTapes

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A surreal, gritty journey through urban loneliness and dark, whimsical storytelling.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks
01
Singapore
2:45
02
Clap Hands
3:49
03
Cemetery Polka
1:47
04
Jockey Full of Bourbon
2:47
05
Tango Till They’re Sore
2:52
06
Big Black Mariah
2:44
07
Diamonds & Gold
2:33
08
Hang Down Your Head
2:34
09
Time
3:56
10
Rain Dogs
2:57
11
Midtown (instrumental)
1:03
12
9th & Hennepin
1:57
13
Gun Street Girl
4:38
14
Union Square
2:25
15
Blind Love
4:20
16
Walking Spanish
3:07
17
Downtown Train
3:53
18
Bride of Rain Dog (instrumental)
1:10
19
Anywhere I Lay My Head
2:48
Moments Worth Waiting For
The skeletal marimba and clattering percussion that opens Clap Hands
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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 Rain Dogs sound next to the rest of Tom Waits's catalogue?

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Mysterious saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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