May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Wow! This album is going to be awesome. Listen to that guitar solo from Charlie! I was hoping to do some deciphering of lyrics but I can’t hear them clearly enough, sadly. But even though I can’t hear all the lyrics clearly, I love the song already. Enjoy! Thanks to Francesca for the upload.
I’ve been able to make out a few of the words of one of the song lyrics printed in the booklet for the new album. OMG, they’re beautiful! “Did I dream or/oh (not sure which) did I dream you spoke to meYou woke me with a solstice kissDid I dream or/oh did I dream that…
Early birthday present! Thank you, Simple Minds! OMG…I don’t even know where else to begin or what else to say here other than …. SQUEEEEE!!! Russell Mael guesting on a track! Fucking hell! That is so fucking awesome! I’m betting Jim would have been like a kid in a candy store with that one. Jeez-o!…
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“It’s been a long time coming”, as Sam Cooke sang, “but a change is gonna come.” The time has come for Sarah Brown. Long established as a backing vocalist for a number of world renowned musical artists including; Stevie Wonder, George Michael, Bryan Ferry and Duran Duran, Sarah is currently on tour with Simple Minds….
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This is a day I have been anticipating for quite some time. Right from the moment Sarah announced that she was recording her debut solo album to us Simple Minds fans, in fact. That day has arrived. Sarah Brown Sings Mahalia Jackson is now available on the streaming/digital download service of your choice (link HERE)….
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It has taken me a few days to get to this as the song was released on the day of the Paris gig and there was no official video released until yesterday. OMG – what an uplifting song! Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and be having a shoogle about (got to get…
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Mojo is the first of the music magazines I’ve seen to review Sarah’s debut solo album – and the review is fantastically positive! Congratulations, Sarah! I am eagerly anticipating hearing the album myself.
Really lovely to see an article with an interview with Sarah Brown inside the latest issue of Mojo magazine. Our Sarah really is “on her way”! Enjoy!
He’s the main feature in the latest issue of Electronic Sound magazine. I have been reading some great reviews of the new album and if this track is anything to go by, no wonder it is getting such positive feedback. The album came out last week on the Cherry Red label, which until recently I…
And boy, is she! Wow! With all the excitement that was going on yesterday with the release of the book, Themes For Great Cities, and then radio interviews taking place simultaneously on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 6 Music (more on that shortly!), I just didn’t end up with time to devote to this….