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Swordfishtrombones | Memories of Tom Waits with Podcast Host Sam Whiles (Paul McCartney)
How does an encyclopedic devotion to Paul McCartney lead to a deep passion for the junkyard growl of Tom Waits? This week, Jamie sits down with Sam Whiles—creator and host of the Paul or Nothing podcast - to spin Tom Waits' 1983 tectonic shift, SwordfishTrombones.
This is the album where Waits abandoned his classic "crooner" persona to become an architect of the strange and experimental. Sam shares his personal music journey, how loving the pristine pop of Macca prepared him for the fearless evolution of Waits, the importance of Kathleen Brennan's influence, and why physical vinyl remains the…
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