For a while there, it seemed that no tribute albums could be released without Waits contributing a track. Orphans offers his take on acts as diverse as Kurt Weill and the Ramones, plus songs that appeared on the soundtrack to everything from Dead Man Walking to Shrek 2.
The set is divided between Brawlers (tougher, bluesier numbers), Bawlers (tender ballads) and Bastards (selections from Waits' own cavalcade of human oddities). You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll probably also get a little creeped out. Regardless of which Waits you're in the mood for. Sometimes it takes a good closet cleaning to get the inspiration flowing again. Orphans has me looking forward to wherever Waits' muse takes him next.
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