The Waterboys: Last News

The Waterboys have announced their new album ‘Life, Death And Dennis Hopper’ featuring the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple and more.The folk-rock group are set to release their 16th studio album on April 4 via Sun Records. According to a press release, ‘Life, Death And Dennis Hopper’ will tell the story of the late American actor and rebel – Dennis Hopper – through a song cycle that depicts both Hopper’s story and the past 75 years of Western pop culture.The first taster of the album will come in the form of the lead single ‘Hopper’s On Top (Genius)’ which is set for release this Friday (December 10).Speaking about the LP in a press release, The Waterboys frontman Mike Scott shared: “The arc of his life was the story of our times.

The Waterboys have released their new single, the haunting ‘Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend’, with vocals from Fiona Apple – listen below.It is the latest tease of the folk-rock group’s 16th studio album ‘Life, Death And Dennis Hopper’, which is due out on April 4 via Sun Records. The record’s intention is to tell the story of the titular actor through a song cycle that reflects the last 75 years of Western pop culture.The band released the lead single ‘Hopper’s On Top (Genius)’ in January, and now they have followed it up with the dark defiance of ‘Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend’.Written by frontman Mike Scott, it sees Apple singing: “I used to say no man would ever strike me / And no man ever did, ‘til I met you / Sweet you, yeah you had the charm, charm enough to sweep me / Took me in your arms, swore you’d satisfy and keep me / Too late I knew that it was all and only about you”.Watch the full lyric video here:A post shared by The Waterboys Official (@waterboysmusic)Speaking about the album’s relation to Hopper, Scott has said: “The arc of his life was the story of our times.

Manic Street Preachers have dropped the reflective new single ‘Brushstrokes Of Reunion’. Check it out below.Shared today (January 31), the track marks the latest single from the group’s forthcoming album.

The Waterboys have announced a UK headline tour for next year – you can find all the details below.The folk-rock band are due to hit the road next spring in support of their next studio album, which will be released around the same time.Mike Scott and co. are scheduled to kick off the run of dates in Basingstoke on May 1 ahead of gigs in Bath, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester and other locations throughout the month.The Waterboys’ 2025 tour will conclude with a performance at the Roundhouse in Camden Town, London on May 31.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST tomorrow (Friday June 7) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

The Waterboys has passed away aged 66. According to Wallinger’s publicist, he died on March 10; no cause of death has been given.Born in Wales in 1957, Wallinger started as a keyboardist with various bands and had a brief stint as musical director for The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Bob Dylan song is set to feature in a new box set compilation chronicling The Waterboys’ album ‘This Is The Sea’. The track, an instrumental titled ‘Meridian West’, came about in 1985 when the British-Irish folk rock band were invited to play with Dylan at a session in North London recording studio Church Studios. Dylan had been working on the piece with the musician Dave Stewart when The Waterboys joined in, and the band’s frontman Mike Scott happened to record the jam session.