Simple Minds have finished recording their first new studio album in five years — and 17th overall — and while details of the record’s release aren’t yet known, the band had debuted a new song that presumably will appear on the forthcoming LP. You can stream that track, “Blindfolded,” via the official video posted below.
The band, which released Graffiti Soul in 2009, has spent much of the past two years touring a greatest-hits set in support of its Celebrate best-of. That tour wraps up this coming Friday.
Stay tuned for full release details for the upcoming Simple Minds record.
Below, check out the new song and the full lyrics.
Simple Minds, “Blindfolded”
(Kerr/Burchill)
Somewhere out there, darkened cellar
There’s game called “Mystery”
There is a man, he stands blindfolded, that’s his world, you’ll never see.
Somewhere out there, you’ll never see
Somewhere out there, a girl called Sugar, dreams of bringing her fortune in
But every night she stands blindfolded, that’s the way it’s all been
Somewhere out there, you’ll never see
It’s somewhere out there, you’ll never see
The Saints are singing now, so we’ll feel better
The Saints are looking down, so we must know
The Saints won’t ever get to read this letter
Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago
Somewhere out there, in the desert
There’s a game called Liberty
There is a kid, who stands blindfolded, that his world, you’ll never see
Somewhere out there, a darkened cellar
There’s game called “Mystery”
There’s a man who stands blindfolded, that’s his world, you’ll never see.
Somewhere out there, you’ll never see
The Saints are singing now, so we’ll feel better
The Saints are looking down, so we must know
The Saints won’t ever get to read this letter
Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago
The Saints are singing now, so we’ll feel better
The Saints are looking down, so you must know
The Saints won’t ever get to read this letter
Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago
It’s somewhere out there, you’ll never see
It’s somewhere out there, you’ll never see
Somewhere out there, you’ll never see
Somewhere out there, Somewhere out there,
You’ll never see
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The timing of his vocal sounds similar to “Nemesis” by Shriekback.
My thought exactly.
why does this sound like early 00’s EBM/synthpop? i swear i danced to this song 10 years ago at a goth club.
Excited to hear more now …. Love it!!!
Brilliant music & lyrics.
Love it, looking forward to hearing more! It is great to hear my favorite band, of all time, evolve and still create music I love to listen to. Hoping for a tour of the States sometime in the near future, in support of the new album.
Thanks for sharing the news S.U.E.!
Diggin’ it!
Thumbs up!
My first thought was Mark Knopfler.
Where are the voice & guitars I love ? This looks like a “Neapolis” track…That’s how bad it is!
Hmm… Dunno how much of a logical progression it is from “Black And White 555” and “Graffiti Soul”. Sounds somewhere between “Neapolis” (which I thought was an under-rated, excellent return to form) and “555” (which was arguably the best thing the Minds had done in years). “Soul” was for me an EP that got beefed up (and not particularly convincingly). Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing these blokes – and to have some sort of a sustained line-up for a third straight record surely helps, but I hope it’s worth one’s $20 at the shops more so than the last record. At least they’ve got the two years’ worth of 30th anniversary touring out of their system!
What a great sounding song, a track which sounds like their classic past but coming from the future. Can’t wait for the album.
Vocals remind me a lot of Mark Burgess from Chameleons UK…