Tag: Lostboy! AKA

Stream: Simple Minds, ‘Broken Glass Park’ — new single off ‘Celebrate: The Greatest Hits+’

Stream: Simple Minds, ‘Broken Glass Park’ — new single off ‘Celebrate: The Greatest Hits+’

A brand-new Simple Minds single — “Broken Glass Park,” off the band’s upcoming multidisc set ‘Celebrate — The Greatest Hits+’ — debuted today on BBC Radio 2, and you can hear it now via the BBC’s stream or the radio rip posted below (courtesy YouTube user Dennie Rijnsewijn).

Simple Minds dig up, re-record old songs for ‘more alternative’ greatest-hits set in 2011

Simple Minds dig up, re-record old songs for ‘more alternative’ greatest-hits set in 2011

Jim Kerr reports that Simple Minds recently hit the studio to record tracks — including a ‘New Gold Dream’-era castoff — that are earmarked for both ‘an extensive compilation’ due out in early 2011 and what eventually will become the band’s 16th studio album.

New releases: Jim Kerr’s ‘Lostboy! AKA’ CD; Steve Kilbey box set; Charlatans reissue

New releases: Jim Kerr’s ‘Lostboy! AKA’ CD; Steve Kilbey box set; Charlatans reissue

This week’s new CD releases include the new solo album from Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr, ‘Lostboy! AKA’; an eight-disc box set from The Church’s Steve Kilbey; and reissues from The Charlatans (‘Some Friendly’) and Modern English (‘Stop Start’).

Lostboy! AKA: Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr preps debut solo album, sets U.K. club dates

Lostboy! AKA: Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr preps debut solo album, sets U.K. club dates

With Simple Minds still active after 30 years, frontman Jim Kerr will release his first-ever solo album this May under the name Lostboy! AKA, and is set to debut his new material — and dig into Simple Minds’ back catalog — with a trio of intimate U.K. club dates this spring before embarking on a full tour.