The Waterboys have announced their new album, “Life, Death And Dennis Hopper”, which will be out April 4th via Sun Records. The 25-song double LP is entirely about the counterculture icon and acclaimed actor and director, and features contributions from Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, Steve Earle, and more.
“The arc of his life was the story of our times,” says Waterboys bandleader Mike Scott, “He was at the big bang of youth culture in “Rebel Without A Cause” with James Dean; and the beginnings of Pop Art with the young Andy Warhol. He was part of the counter-culture, hippie, civil rights and psychedelic scenes of the ’60s. In the ’70s and ’80s he went on a wild 10-year rip, almost died, came back, got straight and became a five-movies-a-year character actor without losing the sparkle in his eye or the sense of danger or unpredictability that always gathered around him.”
You may remember that one of the singles from The Waterboys’ 2020 album “Good Luck, Seeker” was “Dennis Hopper” so this is a subject that has been rumbling around Mike Scott’s head for a while. The first single from this new album is “Hopper’s On Top (Genius)” and will be released this Friday, January 10th.
“Life, Death And Dennis Hopper” is the first Waterboys album for the legendary Sun Records – ”Hey, we’re labelmates with Howlin’ Woif and young Elvis!” says Scott , the record also features contributions from Anana Kaye, Barny Fletcher, Sugarfoot, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s, and Patti Palladin.
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