New Tom Waits Tribute Album Announced Featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Aimee Mann, and More

Listen to Patty Griffin’s cover of “Ruby’s Arms” from Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits
Phoebe Bridgers Tom Waits Aimee Mann.
Phoebe Bridgers, Tom Waits, Aimee Mann (Photos via Getty Images).

Phoebe Bridgers, Aimee Mann, Patty Griffin, and others will feature on an upcoming all-female Tom Waits tribute album. Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits is out November 22 via Nashville record label Dualtone Music Group. The project will feature covers of 12 career-spanning songs by Waits.

Ahead of the LP, Dualtone has shared two lead singles: Patty Griffin’s cover of “Ruby’s Arms” (from 1980’s Heartattack and Vine), and Courtney Marie Andrews’ rendition of “Downtown Train” (from 1985’s Rain Dogs). Listen to both songs below, and scroll down for the album’s tracklist.

The forthcoming tribute album was produced by artist, author, and composer Warren Zanes, who penned the LP’s liner notes in the form of a personal essay. Of the project, Dualtone CEO Scott Robinson said in a press release:

“Tom is a true original as a songwriter, singer and arranger. There’s just no one like him. Beneath some of the layers of sound and his truly unique vocal phrasing, are some of the most beautiful and heartfelt songs I’ve ever heard. After some great creative discussions many years back with an old publishing colleague, the concept of focusing on the sheer beauty of these songs by having them interpreted by a group of amazing artists with stunning voices, was a must-do project. Fast forward fifteen years later, we were thrilled with the passion and enthusiasm these artists showed when we approached them with the idea, which you can hear in their performances. Truly a musical celebration.”

Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits:

01 Joseph: Come On Up to the House
02 Aimee Mann: Hold On
03 Phoebe Bridgers: Georgia Lee
04 Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer: Ol’ 55
05 Angie McMahon: Take It With Me
06 Corinne Bailey Rae: Jersey Girl
07 Patty Griffin: Ruby’s Arms
08 Rosanne Cash: Time
09 Kat Edmonson: You Can Never Hold Back Spring
10 Iris Dement: House Where Nobody Lives
11 Courtney Marie Andrews: Downtown Train
12 The Wild Reeds: Tom Traubert’s Blues

Read “A Brief History of Tom Waits and Jim Jarmusch’s Creative Bromance” over on the Pitch.