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- Record Label: Chrysalis Records
- Release Date: Jul 17, 2026
- Summary: The three-disc release features a compilation of music The Waterboys recorded during the making of 1988's Fisherman's Blues found on hundreds of generically labeled tapes.
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- Record Label: Chrysalis Records
- Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Jul 22, 2026The well-worn groove of “Light Shine On Me” lurks between comfort and redemption, and Willie Nelson’s “Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground” (Jim Keltner on drums and Tom Patitucci on bass) has a hint of irreverent pomp. There is much else. There is the sound of legendary producer Bob Johnston soundchecking Thistlethwaite’s sax (“let me hear Paris at night”), some Hank, some Prince, some Rolling fucking Stones. [Aug 2026, p.42]
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Jul 22, 2026Fisherman’s Box was perhaps too busy for listeners to get a handle on Scott’s mindset and/or intent back in the late 80s. Atlantic Rain is more precise, more specific, in presenting itself as an adjunct to the album that has come to define The Waterboys. [Jul 2026, p.88]
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Jul 22, 2026Even when the songs feel unfinished or meander into extended jams, they capture a band following inspiration. For longtime fans, it’s an essential companion to one of the group’s defining albums. For everyone else, it’s a reminder that some of the best music never makes the original record.
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Jul 22, 2026Hardcore fans and completists will delight in Atlantic Rain: The Lost Fisherman’s Blues Recordings. While it might have been more powerful as a double, the box adds heft and dimension to the creative reach and musical and cultural impact of the classic Fisherman's Blues.