First Listen: Spiritualized, 'And Nothing Hurt'
by Lars Gotrich
Aug 30, 2018
2 minutes
J. Spaceman makes music that can fill Royal Albert Hall. (.) For nearly three decades, his band has turned space-rock into a spectacle worthy of crystal chandeliers and velvet seats, complete with choral, horn and string arrangements. The last 10 years, in particular, have yielded and , which throw back to the orchestral bluster of late-'60s and at their most extravagant. But when making a new record, J. Spaceman (a.k.a. Jason Pierce), like every other musician struggling in an economy unkind to artistry, could not afford excess time in a lavish studio. So he bought a laptop and got to work.
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