The Scottish act Simple Minds have been busy writing new songs for their new studio album, and apparently have enough material for two new albums. The band released their last studio album "Black and White 050505", 3 years ago. Front man Jim Kerr: "The (Glasgow) writing sessions have somehow taken over our entire lives, but they have worked out perfectly. I am having difficulty in remembering the last time we had such an abundance of material prior to recording. We may even have enough songs of sufficient quality for two albums." Kerr says the new work is similar to the stack of tracks on "Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call" - a double LP set assembled from one session by the band in 1981. There is however no plan to come out with a double album as such, instead the band would release 2 albums within the space of a year, the first hopefully occurring very early in the New Year. The second release probably thereafter. Below is a new "Mandela Day" version the band rehearsed for "46664", Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Concert, that took place in Hyde Park on June 27th, 2008.
Source: Side Line Magazine
