Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain

Scotland's Simple Minds get creative and passionate on Sparkle In The Rain, their seventh album released prior to their mid-'80s heyday of heralding the charts. Produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Morrissey, Xtc, Psychedelic Furs), Sparkle In The Rain marks the band's best effort thus far, capturing thick seascapes of illustrious lyrical visions. Frontman Jim Kerr's anthemic love songs are political and personal, and synth-beats throb over Charlie Burchill's new wave third-chord guitars and swooning basslines. Read More