Simple Minds,”Walk Between Worlds” (BMG)- Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and company seem to be enjoying something of a creative renaissance at this relatively advanced stage of their careers, and the veteran rockers are in particularly fine fettle here as they unveil a string of archetypal Simple Minds anthems led by “Summer,” “Sense of Discovery” and “The Signal and the Noise.”
Another stand-out track, “Barrowland Star,” finds the band paying homage to the iconic Glasgow venue which has hosted a good many of their shows over the years, complete with an eloquent Burchill guitar solo which Kerr has likened to the late great Mick Ronson’s work with David Bowie – Kevin Bryan.