One imaginary connection that I can’t shake off is between Alain-Fournier’s magical novel from 1913, Le Grand Meaulnes and Simple Minds’ 1982 long player, New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84). Both book and ...

In May 2020, in a series of public thank-you notes collectively titled 60 Songs that Saved My Life, Bono wrote that the title track to Simple Minds’ 1982 album New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84 ...