19 May, 2023 Paperback – Themes For Great Cities Book
The paperback edition of Graeme Thomson’s acclaimed biography of Simple Minds, Themes For Great Cities, is out on June 22. Pre-order information available here....
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17 May, 2023 Running Up That Hill! John Giblin
July '88, London. On entering the control room of Sarm Studio that afternoon it was too obvious that I had walked into a tense situation occurring between then Minds bassist, John Giblin, and our record producer at that moment, Trevor Horn....
20 Feb, 2023 Piano 36 For Holyrood
PIANO 36 – As you’ll see from this article, Jim and Charlie have helped their old secondary school to buy a new piano for the music department. They had the names of 36 singers and bands from the Glasgow area (some of whom also went...
16 Feb, 2023 Neapolis On Vinyl For Record Store Day
Simple Minds ‘Neapolis’ is out April 22nd, exclusive to Record Store Day UK 2023! 📀🎵 The 1989 album which saw the band return to their early electronic sound will be on vinyl for the very first time. ...
22 Dec, 2022 Live Aid Celebrate 1M Subscribers – Tune In!
Tune in to the official Live Aid YouTube channel on the 28th Dec 2023 for a full day of non-stop music to celebrate 1 million subscribers. 12am GMT / 1pm CET / 7am ET. Don't miss it!...
07 Dec, 2022 ‘Traffic’ – New Single Released Friday
'Traffic' is the new single featuring Russel Mael of Sparks, taken from Simple Minds' acclaimed Top 5 album, 'Direction of the Heart'. Released this Friday 9th December 2022, the track has been given a new edit and will arrive with a brand new acoustic version....
17 Nov, 2022 Solstice Kiss and The Macallan
We are pleased to announce that Solstice Kiss, from the new Simple Minds album ‘Direction of the Heart’, has been used in The Macallan’s ‘The Spirit of 1926’ campaign. The campaign celebrates the life and work of Nettie Harbinson. Find out more and watch the...
10 Nov, 2022 Collector’s 7″ with Electronic Sound Mag
The latest issue of Electronic Sound magazine (issue 95) features the “Direction Of The Heart” artwork on the cover, interviews with Jim and Charlie inside and an exclusive collector's edition 7", with 'I Travel' and 'Planet Zero' on magenta vinyl. You can order it here...
26 Oct, 2022 Simple Minds on Later… with Jools Holland
Simple Minds will be making their long-awaited first appearance on Later...
25 Oct, 2022 Digital Deluxe Edition of ‘Direction of the Heart’
Get the Digital Deluxe edition of Simple Minds' new record 'Direction of the Heart', featuring two exclusive bonus tracks for just £4.99! The bonus tracks are live band recordings of acclaimed singles 'Vision Thing' and 'First You Jump'. ...
21 Oct, 2022 ‘Direction of the Heart’ – OUT NOW!
OUT TODAY - Simple Minds release their eighteenth studio album 'Direction of the Heart' Get it Here! 'Direction of The Heart' finds the band at their most confident and anthemic best and is an inspired celebration of life, most evident on the captivating lead singles...
19 Oct, 2022 Documentary – Direction of the Heart
Watch this exclusive documentary about the making of the new Simple Minds album 'Direction of the Heart'. Jim, Charlie and the band discuss the new record before its release on Friday 21st October!...