ARTIST: Simple Minds
TITLE: Black And White 050505
LABEL: Sanctuary
GENRE: New Wave
BITRATE: 209kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 40min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-09-13
RIP DATE: 2005-08-04

Track List

01. Stay Visible                    5:17
02. Home                            4:21
03. Stranger                        4:06
04. Different World                 4:35
05. Underneath The Ice              4:43
06. Jeweller                        4:16
07. Black And White                 3:33
08. Kiss The Ground                 4:03
09. Dolphin                         5:57

Release Notes:

With new wave revivalists like the Killers and the Bravery storming the
U.S. charts, first wavers Simple Minds have picked a good time to
release their first all-new studio album in three years.

Due Sept. 13 via Sanctuary, "Black and White 050505" was recorded in
Italy and the Netherlands.

Nearly 30 years after forming in Glasgow, founding members Jim Kerr
(vocals) and Charlie Burchill (guitar) are still on board.

Best known in the U.S. for the chart-topping love song "Don't You
(Forget About Me)," the group proved even more popular in Europe,
where it has scored countless hit singles ("I Promised You A Miracle,"
"Waterfront") and albums ("New Gold Dream," "Sparkle in the Rain").

And while some classic rockers are attempting to keep pace with the
young bucks by overhauling their sound completely, Kerr and company
had a different mindset for their latest.

"We wanted to make an album once again that was full of dramatic and
atmospheric pop music," Kerr said. "We felt that we needed an album
that proved as much to ourselves as anyone else, that the big beating
heart of Simple Minds was very much alive and driving us on once
again."

The set will be preceded by first single "Home."

"I feel that the way 'Home' kicks in with Charlie's signature soaring
guitar riff, there could be no better way off announcing to the world
that Simple Minds had recaptured the kind of uplifting musical spirit
that defined our best work."