The Waterboys

The Waterboys are not so much a band as a vehicle for a multitalented young Scotsman
named Mike Scott. And judging from this five-cut mini-LP, his first American release, he's
definitely worth keeping an eye on. Scott's quavering, nervous delivery imparts a sense of
tragic inevitability to the songs on the first side, all of which mourn various characters' loss
of individuality. In "A Girl Called Johnny," a hit in England last year, a victim of so... More >