Modern Blues

Modern Blues
Studio album by
Released19 January 2015[1]
Length50:51
LabelHarlequin and Clown
ProducerMike Scott, Paul Brown
The Waterboys chronology
An Appointment with Mr Yeats
(2011)
Modern Blues
(2015)
Out of All This Blue
(2017)

Modern Blues is the eleventh studio album by the Waterboys, released on the independent label Harlequin and Clown in 2015. It was produced by Mike Scott, with two tracks being co-produced with Paul Brown. Modern Blues reached No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[2][3]

Modern Blues was recorded in Nashville.[4] "November Tale" was released as the first single from the album and a music video for the track was directed by Robert Jan Westdijk.[5] The video for "Beautiful Now", the second and final single, debuted on 2 February 2015 on the website of Entertainment Weekly.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Modern Blues - The Waterboys | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ "WATERBOYS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ^ "The Waterboys". Mikescottwaterboys.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ^ Paul Stokes (15 January 2015). "The Waterboys – November Tale — Q Magazine". Qthemusic.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Watch the New Waterboys Video Here". 9 February 2015.
  7. ^ "New Video From "Rapture-Inducing" New Waterboys LP (Via Entertainment Weekly) | Shore Fire Media". Shorefire.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.