I’m not exactly sure who constitutes Tom Waits’s (apparently) massive fan base; his voice sounds like someone strangling Cookie Monster in a misguided attempt to cure his emphysema, but judging by this formidable collection comprising rarities and new music stretched over three hours—plus a 94-page book—that base is apparently quite a force to be reckoned with. Orphans is a three-disc set, with each one containing songs that speak to a different subclass of the dredges of society, namely “Brawlers,” “Bawlers” and “Bastards.” The collection you’ll find in “Brawlers” certainly lives up to its namesake. It’s the sort of soundtrack you’d find in a movie where there’s a rough and ready bar, probably being infiltrated by an undercover cop tag-team and someone’s head gets put through a jukebox. “Bawlers” doesn’t work quite as well with Waits’s gruff vocal range, though it is very emotional in its own rough-around-the-edges way. “Bastards” is the most challenging album of the three, but arguably the most intriguing, opening with the grotesque cabaret rumpus of “What Keeps Mankind Alive.” Fans of Tom Waits will no doubt find this album to their liking, but he most certainly remains an acquired taste.