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Graffiti Soul

For the Girls Aloud song, see Graffiti My Soul.

Graffiti Soul
Studio album by
Simple Minds
Released25 May 2009
RecordedAugust – October 2008
Studio
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[1][2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(58/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Contactmusic.com(favourable)[6]
Mojo[10]
NME(5/10)[11]
PopMatters(5/10)[5]
Q[9]
The Quietus(favourable)[12]
Record Collector[13]
Daily Telegraph[7]
The Times[8]

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

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.

  1. ^ "Discography: Singles". Dream Giver Redux. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Graffiti Soul". Simple Minds official website. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Critic Reviews for Graffiti Soul". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Graffiti Soul". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. ^ Bergstrom, John (31 August 2009). "Simple Minds: Graffiti Soul". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. ^ Peterson, Andy (26 May 2009). "Simple Minds:Graffiti Soul". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  7. ^ Green, Thomas H (26 May 2009). "Simple Minds: Graffiti Soul, review". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  8. ^ The Times review(subscription required)
  9. ^ "Graffiti Soul". Q. London: EMAP Metro. June 2009. p. 131. ISSN 0955-4955. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  10. ^ Buckley, David (April 2009). "Graffiti Soul". Mojo. London: EMAP Performance. ISSN 1351-0193. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  11. ^ Doran, John (19 May 2009). "Album review: Simple Minds - 'Graffiti Soul'". NME. London: IPC Media. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  12. ^ Eglinton, Mark (31 May 2009). "Simple Minds: Graffiti Soul". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  13. ^ Easlea, Daryl (May 2009). "Graffiti Soul:Articles & Reviews". Record Collector. Diamond Publishing. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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