Spiritualized
And Nothing Hurt
2018 album from Spiritualized. From the opening lullaby of 'A Perfect Miracle' through to the Morse Code fadeout at the close of 'Sail On Through,' Spiritualized wrap layer upon layer of gloriously transcendent sound together to create a mesmerizing and cinematic collection of songs. There are points where the waves of blissful noise are almost overwhelming - the thunderous climax of 'On The Sunshine'; the spectral waltz of 'The Prize'; the towering guitar solo on 'I'm Your Man' - where one can imagine the studio's speakers vibrating themselves off of the walls. Which is an incredible feat when you discover that the album was conceived and recorded almost entirely by one man, Jason Pierce aka J Spaceman, in an upstairs room in his east London home.