The Waterboys tap Fiona Apple for new single “Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend”

The Waterboys‘s new Life, Death And Dennis Hopper is about the titular actor, director, and they tapped a bunch of artists to contribute to it, including Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, The Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, and more. The album also features Fiona Apple, and she’s on the latest single, “Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend.” It was written by Mike Scott, but it’s Fiona singing and playing piano on the recording, which is raw, powerful, and a real treat to hear. Watch the lyric video below.

In 2019, Fiona covered The Waterboys’ “The Whole of the Moon” for the series finale of The Affair.

Fiona also features on a new Bridge School benefit compilation covering Neil Young, though we haven’t heard her contribution, a rendition of “Heart of Gold,” yet.