Chad Clark rejoins Sam & Martin to discuss the second track of Mule Variations... or is it just a retread of the first? We pick apart the synthesis of old/new Waits, alongside more modern music fusions.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Lowside of the Road, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Old Town Road, 7 EP, Lil Was X (2019)

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