News
Black Country, New Road; Miki Berenyi Trio; Djo; Craig Finn; Momma; Tunde Adebimpe; Samia; and More
Apr 30, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Here is a roundup of April 2025’s best albums. We have included Bandcamp or Spotify embeds for each album and links to any reviews or interviews we did to support the release. More
Plus Preoccupations, green star, Snapped Ankles, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 21, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Issa Nasatir)
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Issa Nasatir, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
New Album Life, Death, And Dennis Hopper Out April 4 via Sun Records
Mar 21, 2025
By Issa Nasatir
The Waterboys are back with a new song and lyric video titled “Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend” and featuring vocals from Fiona Apple. This is the fourth single released ahead of their new album Life, Death, and Dennis Hopper, due out April 4 via Sun. More
First Single from Upcoming Album on Terrible Records; U.S. Tour Dates this Spring
Mar 12, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Australian experimental musician Kirin J Callinan has shared a video for a new track, “The Whole of the Moon,” which is a cover of a 1985 song by Scotland’s The Waterboys. Michael Hili directed the video, which was shot in one day in New York City and is very theatrical, featuring Callinan miming. More
Reviews
Apr 04, 2025
By Arden Green
Rock and roll experimentalist operation The Waterboys—brainchild of Scottish multi-instrumentalist and sole consistent member Mike Scott—have outdone themselves with the beautifully bizarre Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, a sprawling ’60s fantasia celebrating the life and work of the oft-misunderstood countercultural icon and infamous movieland madman. More
Jun 25, 2019
By Michael James Hall
Propagator of “The Big Music,” Mike Scott, has been the leader of influential folk/rock/punk/Pagan/everything else collective The Waterboys since around 1983. In that time there have been solid gold albums like 1985’s This Is the Seaand 1988s Fisherman’s Blues as well as recent, acclaimed efforts like the experimental double Out of All This Blue from 2017. More
