Simple Minds have revealed details of their first new material since 2014’s ‘Big Music’
‘Walk Between The Worlds’ will be released on 2nd February 2018 via BMG. The album was produced by Simple Minds with Andy Wright and Gavin Goldberg, both of whom worked on Big Music. With its eight tracks rocketing past in 42 minutes, it is a relatively concise affair. It is also an album of two distinct sides, very much the old-school album format that singer Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill grew up with as music fans. Side one tracks such as Summer and The Signal And The Noise revisit the glassy guitars and new wave dance grooves of the post-punk era and the second half explores more cinematic sounds, with the title track and Barrowland Star both featuring dramatic orchestrations recorded at Abbey Road.
Speaking on the release Jim Kerr said: ‘As much as it has been a real pleasure to work on ‘Walk Between The Worlds’, equally so it is thrilling to observe that the Simple Minds story continues to evolve both in the studio and on the live stage,’ says Jim. Adding, ‘Sensing that each of these songs are destined to become individual events when played live – we look forward to performing all of them alongside already established live classics when we set out on this next upcoming tour.’
The album artwork is by Brazilian visual artist Heitor Magno, whose work is often a surreal montage of vivid coloured imagery and black and white photography. The image he has created for ‘Walk Between The Worlds’ is emblematic of Simple Minds metamorphosis. The central character on the front cover bearing an uncanny resemblance to a young Jim Kerr – the sleeve could also be viewed as a telling throwback to the Sons And Fascination era.
Simple Minds will also play 3 live dates around the release of the album with tickets going on sale this Friday. Catch them at the following places:
February:
13th – Galsgow Barrowland
14th – Manchester Albert Hall
15th – London Roundhouse
Tickets ar eon sale this Friday via www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Pre order the album HERE
