"Out of All This Blue" is an album by The Waterboys, a band famous for their 'big music' style, which combines elements of rock, folk, and Celtic music. The album was released on September 8, 2017, and it is the band's twelfth studio album.
The album was produced by Mike Scott, the band's lead member, and featured musicians from different backgrounds including soul, country, and electronica. It was a double album, containing 23 songs, with a mix of love songs, funk songs, and soulful ballads, showing the diversity and creativity in Scott's songwriting.
One of the main themes of the album is love, influenced by Scott's marriage to a Japanese artist, Megumi Igarashi. He used this personal experience as an inspiration for many of the love songs in the album. Critics noted that Scott’s songwriting was at its best, describing the album as a joyful and occasionally funky record with a lot of heart.
The title "Out of All This Blue" is indicative of the poetic and thought-provoking lyrics presented in the album. It received favourable reviews, being described as a significant work in The Waterboys' expansive discography.
