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Modern Blues
Rock · 2015 · 9 tracks · 50m

Modern Blues

The Waterboys

A Nashville-recorded fusion of swaggering blues rock and poetic Celtic soul. Warm, organ-heavy, and anchored by Mike Scott's most confident songwriting in decades.

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It's Mike Scott taking his poetic soul to Nashville and coming back with a swaggering, organ-drenched rock record.

A vibrant, soulful celebration of artistic survival and the enduring power of the rock and roll spirit.

Modern Blues · vs · The Waterboys
Confident+4.0σ

Confident saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 50m
01
Destinies Entwined
5:45
02
November Tale
5:18
03
Still a Freak
3:59
04
I Can See Elvis
5:47
05
The Girl Who Slept for Scotland
4:56
06
Rosalind (You Married the Wrong Guy)
5:09
07
Beautiful Now
3:58
08
Nearest Thing to Hip
5:42
09
Long Strange Golden Road
10:22
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, Hammond-drenched crescendo that kicks off the opening track Destinies Entwined.
The sprawling, Kerouac-inspired spoken-word-to-soul-shout transition in the final ten minutes of Long Strange Golden Road.
The tender, piano-led nostalgia of Nearest Thing to Hip that captures the fading of independent culture.
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