The liner notes to the Waterboys’ latest album credit frontman Mike Scott for vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass - and “archaeology.” And “Where the Action Is” does indeed offer an ...

Through both book and box set, 1985, sees The Waterboys’ leader Mike Scott telling the story of the making of their landmark album This Is The Sea and the timeless single, "The Whole of The Moon." The ...

The pandemic certainly hasn't slowed Waterboys leader Mike Scott's creative output: They just released All Souls Hill, the follow-up to 2020's Good Luck, Seeker and their 15th album. Scott says ...

The 1997 World Party album Egyptology was largely ignored, but the song “She’s The One” took off when British boy-band refugee Robbie Williams recorded a cover, releasing it as a single in 1999.

New York City dance-punk outfit Hennessey have shared a cover of The Waterboys’ “We Will Not Be Lovers,” taken from their 1988 album Fisherman’s Blues, alongside a video directed by the ...

The Waterboys have recruited Fiona Apple as the narrator of their latest single “Letter From an Unknown Girlfriend.” The record, written by Mike Scott and performed by Apple, will appear on ...

Fiona Apple unveiled a new cover of the Waterboys “The Whole of the Moon” on the series finale of Showtime’s The Affair Sunday. Per a New York Times recap, the episode opened with the ...

The title track, which opens the album, is a bracing cover of Robert Parker’s 1960s soul gem with updated lyrics. “You can fool the whole world with just one tweet,” Scott sings.

The liner notes to the Waterboys' latest album credit frontman Mike Scott for vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass — and "archaeology." And "Where the Action Is" does indeed offer an entertaining survey of ...