Spiritualized
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Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centered on Pierce (vocals, guitar), Doggen Foster (guitar) and Kevin Bales (drums and percussion) with revolving bassists and keyboard players. The band’s current bassist, James Stelfox, has been playing with the band since 2012.
As of 2023, Spiritualized have released
History
Formation: 1990–1991
Following a breakdown in relations between Spacemen 3 co-frontmen
The first Spiritualized release, in 1990, was a cover of The Troggs' "Anyway That You Want Me"; the record heralded the official split of Spacemen 3 following contractual wrangles over the band's name and its use in Spiritualized-related promotional material (initial copies of "Anyway That You Want Me" came with a Spacemen 3 logo on the sleeve).
First releases: 1992–1998
Evans was replaced on keyboards by Pierce's then-girlfriend
A second album, Pure Phase, was released in 1995, and a third, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space emerged in 1997 to critical acclaim and commercial success. Following promotional activity for Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, Gregg Hale left the band on good terms and remains friends with current members, but Sean Cook, Damon Reece and Michael Mooney threatened a strike in protest over low salaries and appearance fees. New contracts of employment were drawn up between Pierce and the musicians, and the same contracts were then used to fire them (to general disbelief by the music press at the time). In response, Cook, Reece and Mooney formed Lupine Howl.
Development: 1999–2010
Retaining only keyboardist
After several years of work and Pierce's serious illness in July 2005,
Recent releases: 2011–present
After more than two years in the making, while Pierce was undergoing experimental chemotherapy for a liver disease, and including a year long period of mixing,
And Nothing Hurt is the band's eighth studio album released on 7 September 2018 through Bella Union in the United Kingdom and Fat Possum Records in the United States, and is the band's first album in six years. The album was announced on 11 June 2018, along with the release of the album's first singles, "I'm Your Man" and "A Perfect Miracle" [8] and was produced by Jason Pierce.[9]
On 2 November 2021, the band announced their ninth studio album, Everything Was Beautiful, slated for release on 25 February 2022 through Bella Union/PIAS Recordings.[10] The seven-track album was previewed by a single called "Always Together With You", which is a reworked version of a song from 2014 which was originally heard in demo form. On 3 February 2022, the release date was delayed to 22 April 2022, due to manufacturing issues.
Musical style
The band's sound has been labelled as space rock,[11][12] neo-psychedelia,[12][13] experimental rock[14][15] and garage rock.[16] Their first album was also described by NME as being distantly connected to shoegaze.[17]
Timeline
Discography
- Studio albums
- Lazer Guided Melodies (1992)
- Pure Phase (1995)
- Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)
- Let It Come Down (2001)
- Amazing Grace (2003)
- Songs in A&E (2008)
- Sweet Heart Sweet Light (2012)
- And Nothing Hurt (2018)
- Everything Was Beautiful (2022)
References
- ^ "NME Albums of the Year, 1997". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ Augusto, Troy J. (24 November 1992). "Jesus & Mary Chain; Curve; Spiritualized; Medicine". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-85828-457-6.
- ^ "CD REVIEWS: The Charlatans UK, Spiritualized, The Watchmen and many more". Chart Attack. 25 September 2001. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Spiritualized Star Hospitalised". NME. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Spiritualized finish new album". NME. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Jason Pierce 'living in the studio' to record new Spiritualized album". NME. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (11 June 2018). "Spiritualized Ready First LP in Six Years 'And Nothing Hurt'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (30 August 2018). "Jason Pierce Struggled to Make a New Spiritualized Album. And He May Do It Again". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Whitaker, Marisa (2 November 2021). "Spiritualized Announce Ninth Studio Album, Share New Song". Spin. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Carew, Anthony. "Spiritualized - Let It Come Down - Arista". Neumu. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Spiritualized Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Ranta, Alan. "Music Review: Elliott Smith - From A Basement On The Hill". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Colin (1 April 2015). "This Is Our New Song: 'The Bends' and the Reformation of Alternative Rock". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Spiritualized – Amazing Grace". PopMatters. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Beaumont, Mark (6 January 2017). "The 10 best shoegaze albums ever". NME. Retrieved 10 November 2023.