It's odd. Read review, expected Tom.
First track - hang in there - you can get past it. Not a great piece.
I give SJ and band credit as Tom Waits is not an easy act to follow, however, extra credit given for the passion to actually put a piece together to tribute Tom!

Tom is a very old soul, a lover, a fighter... So I can appreciate SJ's CD. Kudo's to her for not making a CD that will give her a one-hit-wonder!

First attempt, 2.5 - 3 stars. Will she follow-up??

Sorry, I love Tom Waits & he may not be the world's greatest singer by any stretch, I love the way he sings! I think Scarlett is a gorgeous girl, but singing is definitely not her forte. I like her movies, though.

First, this is a great record. But you have to know what you're getting. This isn't American Idol, this isn't some actress who just made a record for no particular reason. This is a record of Tom Waits songs. Tom is a weird artist and if you get him, you're probably an open minded person. You might like Julee Cruise. You might like David Lynch. You might like The Flaming Lips. You might like Charlotte Gainsbourg. You might like Lisa Germano. You might like The Moldy Peaches. Maybe Camera Obscura. Sparklehorse, perhaps. Meg Baird and the Espers. Steve Burns' Songs for Dustmites. Spiritualized, or Sigur Ros.

If any of these ring a bell, you may well understand the sensibility underlying this record, and you will probably like it a lot, if not out and out love it. If you haven't heard of any of these, keep on looking. But for those who appreciate this kind of thing, its a great record with original and sometimes even compelling takes on Waits' work. Scarlett may not exactly be a chanteuse, but she's something better, she's an artist.

So sick of everyone commenting on her VOICE. Its about the sound. And this album sounds beautiful. Sitek did an amazing job. Her voice works for the sound. The end.

What an absolute travesty. It's one thing for an accomplished artist to pay homage to one of the greats, but for this "actress" to take on the material of Tom Waits is pretty ballsy to say the least. Did someone see her at a karaoke somewhere and in a drunken moment suggest this to her?
The musical arrangements are fairly decent on this, but other than that it's trash. At times I think she's attempting to sing like Fiona Apple doing Tom Waits and failing horribly. "I don't Wanna Grow Up" has to be the lowest point on this. IF you at all enjoy Tom Waits AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!