John Waite + Raquel Aurilia Trio

In a recent interview, singer John Waite likened his life to "a Russian novel"; we wouldn't go that far, but his résumé—which stretches from the classic power-pop outfit the Babys through soft-rock megahit "Missing You" and the supergroup Bad English—is indeed many-lined. Here he draws on a surprisingly hard-edged 2011 LP, the roots-tinged Rough & Tumble.