'Boots On The Ground': Massive Attack and Tom Waits team up for powerful ICE protest song

"Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics." Massive Attack have teamed up with Tom Waits for a haunting ...

Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times

Unsettling breathing, arrhythmic clatter, gloomy piano and military snares underpin a Beefheartian portrayal of a boorish warmonger on the band’s ominous return ...
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Massive Attack return with Tom Waits collaboration after six years

Massive Attack will release their first new music in six years with the single "Boots on the Ground," featuring Tom Waits, arriving April 16. The track also marks Waits’ first new release in eight ...

The artist Tom Waits called the “high watermark” for songwriting

While his style might not be to everyone's tastes, there aren't many people more qualified to talk about songwriting prowess ...

Famous singer returns with first new music in 15 years

A famous singer is returning to music with his first new song in 15 years. Tom Waits, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician and Oscar-nominated actor, released “Boots on the Ground,” a surprise ...
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Massive Attack & Tom Waits – “Boots On The Ground”

Today is an historic occasion: There's a new Tom Waits song in the world. "Boots On The Ground" is Waits' first new original release since 2011's Bad As Me, though he released a "Bella Ciao" cover ...
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Tom Waits tribute band plays Friday

SARANAC LAKE — Bob Gagnon never played in a rock band. While friends and classmates wanted to shred and keep rhythm on distorted guitars like Jimmy Page, Gagnon wanted something more melodic with ...