Tom Waits Releases 'The Fly' B-Side | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 1, 2026 · 1m

Tom Waits drops the full, sardonic spoken-word track “The Fly,” a darkly humorous tribute to the humble housefly — and mankind’s endless follies — now available as the B-side to his politically charged collab with Massive Attack. It’s his first new original music since 2011’s “Bad As Me.” The lyric video was illustrated by his son, Casey Waits. Both tracks will be released together on limited-edition vinyl — including eco-friendly, recycled versions in red, white, or blue — on September 4. Waits’ agent hints at new writing and potential tour plans, while he and his wife recently curated a…