{"product_id":"mule-variations-1","title":"Mule Variations","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeven years passed between the release of \u003cem\u003eBone Machine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMule Variations\u003c\/em\u003e. During that time \u003cstrong\u003eTom Waits\u003c\/strong\u003e eschewed cutting another conventional (the term used loosely here) song collection, occupying his time with acting projects, a soundtrack (\u003cem\u003eNight on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e), a stage project (\u003cem\u003eThe Black Rider\u003c\/em\u003e), and sundry smaller diversions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's surprising about \u003cem\u003eMule Variations\u003c\/em\u003e is how little he's strayed from the old bone yard through the years. As with his Grammy-winning 1992 outing, Waits intersperses the tough and the tender, mixing exercises in creative noisemaking with tunes that fall on just the right side of maudlin. As with \u003cem\u003eBone Machine\u003c\/em\u003e's \"\u003cem\u003eThe Ocean Doesn't Want Me\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eWhat's He Building?\u003c\/em\u003e\" is an experiment in word jazz that owes a debt to its creator, Ken Nordine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWaits has again assembled a crew of attuned sidemen (including Primus and steadfast backers Ralph Carney, Larry Taylor, and Joe Gore). And, as always, Waits and his wife - co-songwriter co-producer Kathleen Brennan exhibit an uncanny ear for the arcane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anti","offers":[{"title":"Silver LPx2","offer_id":50426533019979,"sku":"2217789","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50426532069707,"sku":"123919","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50426532593995,"sku":"1020375","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f2f6145e-ca4a-4a1c-8f84-eefb1fc4e2c9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726812230","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/mule-variations-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}