Modern Blues

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“We should expect anything from The Waterboys,” says Mike Scott, with a smile. This imperative has shaped three decades of musical innovation, and continues to guide the creation of an excellent eleventh album. Modern Blues is an electric, eclectic, melancholic and gloriously irreverent rock’n’roll album, arriving at a time when THE WATERBOYS’ popularity and relevance are at their peak. This year, singer Ellie Goulding reached the top 3 of the UK charts with her cover of their track “How Long Will I Love You,” and earlier in the year Prince performed their song “The Whole Of The Moon.” Scott began recording with the aim of drawing on the spontaneous, raw energy that fueled The Waterhouse’s best albums. “I wanted to make an album with an ensemble playing live, to soak up that spirit. That’s how I recorded Fisherman’s Blues.” Founded in 1983, the band offered a post-punk sound on its first three albums. Their music has continued to evolve ever since, from the blend of Celtic folk, country and rock of Fisherman’s Blues to the New York sounds of Dream Harder, via the sonic exploration of A Rock In The Weary Land and the fiery poetic passion of An Appointment With Mr Yeats.