The Waterboys have recruited Fiona Apple as the narrator of their latest single “Letter From an Unknown Girlfriend”. The record, written by Mike Scott & performed by Fiona , will appear on the forthcoming Waterboys concept album ‘Life, Death & Dennis Hopper’, due out April 4th.
Fiona appears among a staked slate of guest stars on the album. Others include Bruce Springsteen (“Ten Years Gone”), Steve Earle (“Kansas”), British artist Barny Fletcher (“The Tourist”) & Nashville singer Anana Kaye (“Katherine”). Sugarfoot, Patti Palladin & The Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine also make guest appearances.
“Letter From an Unknown Girlfriend” follows the previous singles “Hopper’s On Top (Genius),” “Andy (A Guy Like You)” and “I Don’t Know How I Made It” with Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith.
“The arc of his life was the story of our times,” Scott said about Dennis Hopper in a statement. “It begins in his childhood, ends the morning after his death, & I get to say a whole lot along the way, not just about Dennis, but about the whole strange adventure of being a human soul on planet Earth.”
Produced by Mike & the band’s Famous James & Brother Paul, ‘Life, Death & Dennis Hopper’ marks The Waterboys’ first album since 2022’s ‘All Souls Hill’.
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