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New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84)
Rock · 1982 · 9 tracks

New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84)

Simple Minds

A shimmering peak of 1980s art-pop. Lush synthesizers and melodic basslines create a golden, impressionistic landscape of urban romanticism and spiritual yearning.

September 13, 1982 · UMC

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A radiant, panoramic sense of wonder that feels like watching a city wake up in the summer sun.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Someone Somewhere in Summertime
4:35
02
Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel
3:49
03
Promised You a Miracle
4:26
04
Big Sleep
4:59
05
Somebody Up There Likes You
4:58
06
New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84)
5:40
07
Glittering Prize
4:33
08
Hunter and the Hunted
5:54
09
King Is White and in the Crowd
6:57
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the bassline in 'Promised You a Miracle' acts as the lead melody, driving the track with a funk-inflected urgency.
The ethereal Herbie Hancock synth solo on 'Hunter and the Hunted' that elevates the track into a jazz-fusion dreamscape.
The hypnotic, repetitive title track groove that builds into a trance-like state of electronic bliss.
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How does New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) sound next to the rest of Simple Minds's catalogue?

Spirituality+3.4σ

The writing leans far further into spirituality than the rest of the catalogue.

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