Jim Kerr has announced exciting plans for a solo project via his Facebook page. The Lostboy! AKA project which was co-written & produced by Jez Coad will run parallel to Simple Minds activities in 2010.

A holding page has been uploaded and previews of artwork and a taster of stream music can be found at www.lostboyaka.com. Anyone who wants to be notified of further news and updates can enter their
email. An official announcement will be made via www.simpleminds.com over the next couple of days.

"Somehow I had tuned into the boy that I used to be, the passionate kid that I had left behind, and mysterious as that all was, there was no denying how thrilled I was to be reconnecting with the energetic outlook and liberating values at the core of that distantly familiar character. Rapidly I then began considering what kind of songs could be created if I could immerse myself "now" in engaging fully with that young ghost. LOSTBOY AKA! is the result of that curiosity, and I am exhilarated by it. No mere dance with the past - thanks to the vision of co-writer and producer Jez Coad - much of these songs feel to me that they could be signals from tomorrow. It’s only a first step, but I can easily imagine taking this new relationship much further in parallel with the continuing great story of Simple Minds."

Jim Kerr