Tom Waits has released a new spoken-word song titled ‘The Fly’. The release is notable because it returns Waits to a style closely associated with his distinctive storytelling voice, while he suggests that this form of song remains enduring.

The available article text gives no further details about the track’s release date, length, collaborators or musical arrangement. Its headline quotes Waits saying that this type of song “will never go out of style”, framing the song as a deliberately timeless piece.