THE WATERBOYS LIFE DEATH & DENNIS HOPPER 2 LP LIMITED

THE WATERBOYS LIFE DEATH & DENNIS HOPPER 2 LP LIMITED

RELEASE DATE 04.04.2025

Artist bio:

Known for their hits "The Whole Of The Moon" and "The Big Music," Mike Scott and The Waterboys are a Scottish rock band with strong fan bases in both the US and UK, and are particularly known as a stronghold of the European festival circuit.

Product solicitation:

Inspired entirely by the life and mythos of actor Dennis Hopper, Mike Scott and The Waterboys created this expansive album as tribute to one of American popular culture's most compelling public figures. Deeply conceptual, this album of all original songs brings together high-profile featured artists like Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, and Steve Earle to musically weave through Hopper's life, including a song for each of Hopper's wives.

Guest Features from Fiona Apple, Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Bruce Springsteen, etc. 

·        Packaging includes photos from Dennis Hopper archive

·        Accompanying short film made on location in Taos, NM with Mike Scott exploring inspiration behind the project

Track list:

01. Kansas (feat. Steve Earle)

02. Hollywood '55

03. Live in the Moment, Baby

04. Brooke / 1712 North Crescent Heights

05. Andy (A Guy Like You)

06. The Tourist (feat. Barny Fletcher & Sugarfoot)

07. Freaks on Wheels

08. Blues for Terry Southern

09. Memories of Monterey

10. Riding Down to Mardi Gras

11. Hopper's On Top (Genius)

12. Transcendental Peruvian Blues

13. Michelle (Always Stay)

14. Freakout at The Mud Palace

15. Daria

16. Ten Years Gone (feat. Bruce Springsteen)

17. Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend (feat. Fiona Apple)

18. Rock Bottom

19. Don't Know How I Made It (feat. Taylor Goldsmith)

20. Frank (Let's F*ck)

21. Katherine (feat. Anana Kaye)

22. Everybody Loves Dennis Hopper

23. Golf, They Say

24. Venice, California (Victoria) / The Passing of Hopper

25. Aftermath