SPIRITUALIZED レコード& CD

Review: RECCOMENDED
It might have been the album that made us all realise just how incredible the combination of Jason Pierce, Kate Radley and Sean Cook were. Spiritualized's difficult second is easy to fall in love with, produced by Pierce himself and centred around three core members, with previous bandmates Mark Refoy and Jonny Mattock also involved alongside contributions from The Balanescu Quartet.

This vinyl reissue may not glow in the dark like the original CD copies, but it's still an illuminating experience. Huge, commanding, stadium filling tracks like 'Medication', floaty and deeply transient work like 'Let It Flow', and cacophonous masterpieces such as 'These Blues', it's any wonder the troupe didn't go on to become one of most treasured and revered in English rock history. Oh, actually, hold on a second...