Graffiti Soul

Graffiti Soul is the fifteenth studio album (of original material) by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in May 2009.

For the Girls Aloud song, see Graffiti My Soul.

Graffiti Soul
Studio album by
Simple Minds
Released25 May 2009
RecordedAugust - October 2008
Studio
  • Rockfield Studios, Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales
  • The Honey Factory, Greenwich, England
  • LOFI Studios, Glasgow, Scotland
  • The Engine Room, London, England
GenrePop rock
Length42:52
LabelThe Universal Music Record Label
ProducerJez Coad, Simple Minds
Simple Minds chronology
Themes – Volume 5: March 91 – September 92
(2008)		 Graffiti Soul
(2009)		 5x5 Live
(2012)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
Black & White 050505
(2005)		 Graffiti Soul
(2009)		 Big Music
(2014)
Singles from Graffiti Soul
  1. "Rockets"
    Released: 18 May 2009
  2. "Stars Will Lead the Way"
    Released: 20 July 2009
  3. "This Is It"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(58/100)
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Contactmusic.com(favourable)
Mojo
NME(5/10)
PopMatters(5/10)
Q
The Quietus(favourable)
Record Collector
Daily Telegraph
The Times

On 31 May 2009, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 10, becoming Simple Minds' first UK top ten album in 14 years, since the release of their 1995 album Good News from the Next World.

In early April 2009, the video for the single "Rockets" was made available via the band's official website.

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