November 2, 2001 – Tom Waits will release two separate CDs April 9 on Anti/Epitaph Records. They follow his Grammy-award winning Mule Variations (1999). Alice and Red Drum are different in landscape, sound, emotion and composition. Both are written and produced by Waits and Kathleen Brennan, his wife and long-time collaborator. The couple is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on each.

Alice is filled with piano, bass sax, Stroh violin, cello and vibes. The primarily dark tunes include "We're All Mad Here," "There's Only Alice," "Table Top Joe" and "Poor Edward."

Red Drum's songs were inspired by the tale of Woyzeck – a poor soldier driven mad by medical experiments and an unfaithful wife. The CD is Tin Pan Alley meets Weimar Republic. There are tarantellas, lullabies and waltzes. Song titles include "Coney Island Baby," "All the World Is Green" and "God's Away on Business."

There are no electric guitars on Alice and Red Drum. Each was recorded with chiefly acoustic instruments.