The Waterboys 1st LP Of Original Songs In 8 Years 'Modern Blues' Out Today; Tour Next Week Performing On Letterman April 20
The Waterboys' 'Modern Blues' - their first LP of original songs in 8 years - is out today via Harlequin and Clown/Kobalt. Behind praise from the Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and Billboard, 'Modern Blues' was also just listed by The Telegraph (UK) as one of the 'Best Albums 2015 So Far,' alongside Bob Dylan, Blur, Laura Marling + more.
Stream 'Modern Blues' in full now, via WSJ here
The album features a crew of serious heavyweights, including Muscle Shoals legend David Hood, drummer Ralph Salmins, longtime Waterboys fiddler Steve Wickham, and Memphis keyboardist "Brother" Paul Brown. This very same group of musicians will join Waterboys mastermind Mike Scott on tour, which kicks off next week in Austin, TX. This will be Hood's first tour since performing with Traffic in 1972! Full dates below.
In addition, The Waterboys will perform 'Modern Blues' standout "The Girl Who Slept For Scotland" on Letterman on Monday April 20th.
Tour Dates:
Thurs. 4/16 - Austin, TX - The Paramount Theatre
Fri. 4/17 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's
Sat. 4/18 - Nashville, TN - 3rd and Linsley
Sun. 4/19 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Tues. 4/21 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
Wed. 4/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
Thurs. 4/23 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
Sat. 4/25 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
Sun. 4/26 - Wilmington, DE - The Grand Opera House
Mon. 4/27 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse
Tues. 4/28 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
Wed. 4/29 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
Fri. 5/1 - Montreal, Canada - Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
Sat. 5/2 - Toronto, Canada - Winter Garden Theatre
Sun. 5/3 - Ottawa, Canada - Bronson Centre Theatre
Tues. 5/5 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
Wed. 5/6 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Thurs. 5/7 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
Wed. 5/13 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre
Fri. 5/15 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's By The Bay
Sat. 5/16 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Venture Theatre
Sun. 5/17 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades
Mon. 5/18 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Wed. 5/20 - Victoria, BC - University of Victoria - Farquhar
Thurs. 5/21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
Fri. 5/22 - Portland, OR - The Aladdin Theatre
Sun. 5/24 - Arvada, CO - Arvada Center Amphitheatre