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Alice

Tom Waits · 2002

48 min · 15 tracks · blues · jazz

A haunting blend of spoken word and atmospheric melodies that conjures lost love and surreal imagery.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • haunting narratives of lost love
  • steady pacing for reflective moments
  • gentle decline invites introspection
  • atmospheric melodies for solitude
  • surreal imagery sparks imagination

Maybe skip if you want

  • want upbeat, fast-paced tracks
  • prefer clear-cut song structures

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2002, 'Alice' is one of Tom Waits' later works, following the critically acclaimed 'Mule Variations' from 1999. By this time, Waits had established his distinctive style, blending genres like blues, jazz, and experimental music, which he further explored in this album, initially written for a theatrical production.
Stylistic neighbors
Leonard Cohen· Nick Cave· Captain Beefheart
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Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Alice 4:28
  • 2 Everything You Can Think 3:10
  • 3 Flower’s Grave 3:28
  • 4 No One Knows I’m Gone 1:42
  • 5 Kommienezuspadt 3:10
  • 6 Poor Edward 3:42
  • 7 Table Top Joe 4:14
  • 8 Lost in the Harbour 3:45
  • 9 We’re All Mad Here 2:31
  • 10 Watch Her Disappear 2:33
  • 11 Reeperbahn 4:02
  • 12 I’m Still Here 1:49
  • 13 Fish & Bird 3:59
  • 14 Barcarolle 3:59
  • 15 Fawn 1:43

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