SPIRITUALIZED - SONGS IN A AND E (LIMITED EDITION 2LP)

Spiritualized Songs In A & E on Limited Edition 2LP Set

The release of Spiritualized's previous studio album, Amazing Grace was followed by a lengthy period of touring that was unfortunately curtailed by a serious illness which struck main man J. Spaceman. The time spent in intensive care interrupted the writing and recording of this follow-up record, 2008's Songs In A & E. What certainly seemed like a setback instead served as inspiration for this 18-track opus. More than two years in the making, Songs In A & E is now available here on Limited Edition Double Vinyl.

"Pierce has never seemed so in control of his aesthetic, rather than controlled by it like some sort of drone-rock fetishist. The props dropped here are super obvious, and meant to be so, whether to Daniel Johnston with the "Funeral Home" refrain or to Kris Kristofferson with a quotation from "Me & Bobby McGee". Prior releases each had enjoyable but indulgent bliss-out tracks that went on a long time, but on A&E the out sounds are distilled into six miniature numbered tracks each called "Harmony". These serve as a glue holding the album together, and while they're "spacey," their brevity keeps the record on solid terrestrial ground. The other songs are vessels for contrasting ideas: la-la melodies vs. wah-wah guitar, strings vs. brass, country licks vs. Free Design-style vocals, and simple structures vs. lush arrangements." --Mike McGonical, Pitchfork, June 3, 2008

Spiritualized Songs In A & E Track Listing:

1. Harmony 1 (mellotron)
2. Sweet Talk
3. Death Take Your Fiddle
4. I Gotta Fire
5. Soul On Fire
6. Harmony 2 (piano)
7. Sitting On Fire
8. Yeah Yeah
9. You Lie You Cheat
10. Harmony 3 (voice)
11. Baby I'm Just A Fool
12. Don't Hold Me Close
13. Harmony 4 (the old man)
14. The Waves Crash In
15. Harmony 5 (accordian)
16. Borrowed Your Gun
17. Harmony 6
18. Good Night Goodnight