The band’s second album, Empires and Dance, saw them move away from their post-punk roots towards a more electronic, dance-oriented sound. It captured a moment of transition for the band.
- The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales. It reached number 129 on the UK Albums Chart. The album title is a reference to a line in the poem "Love's Arrival" by the German Romantic poet Friedrich Hölderlin.
- The album was reissued in 2002 with bonus tracks. It is considered by some to be a transition between their early post-punk sound and their later, more commercially successful work. It was produced by Steve Hillage.
- The album features prominent synthesiser lines and a more polished production than their debut. It was released on Virgin Records.
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They were a prominent act in the new wave and post-punk movements.
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