News
May 08, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Last night Spiritualized stopped by the set of The Late Show with David Letterman. More
Listen to Sweet Heart Sweet Light In Full
Apr 09, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
After making a few teasing television appearances and a music video, Spiritualized's Jason Pierce has offered the entirety of his new album Sweet Heart Sweet Light up for streaming online. More
Mar 30, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
With his latest LP Sweet Heart Sweet Light arriving April 17 via Fat Possum, Spiritualized's Jason Pierce made a special appearance on the Irish program Other Voices to perform the album's featured song "Mary." More
Day in the Life of a Working Mother
Mar 19, 2012
By Laura Studarus
After releasing a brief trailer, today Spiritualized released the official video for Sweet Heart Sweet Light cut, “Hey Jane.” More
New Track From Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Mar 16, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Yesterday Spiritualized made an appearance on the BBC Radio Station 6Music to perform a special live-in-the-studio performance as part of the station's ongoing 10th birthday celebration. More
Another in a Long Line of Teasers
Mar 09, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Since even us journalists haven’t heard the real version of Spiritualized’s forthcoming album Sweet Heart Sweet Light, we’re hanging on every new detail. Today Jason Pierce and co. released a trailer for lead single “Hey Jane.” More
Feb 24, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
One of the last times we heard from Spiritualized mastermind Jason Pierce, it was revealed that when he sent out early review copies of his upcoming new album Sweet Heart Sweet Light the people weren't getting the completed version of the record. More
Featuring Jack White, Bon Iver, St. Vincent, and More
Feb 03, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
The 11th annual Sasquatch Music Festival has announced its official lineup of artists, including Jack White, Bon Iver, Tenacious D, The Shins, St. Vincent, Feist, The Roots, Beirut, and Beck. More
In Support of Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Jan 30, 2012
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Spiritualized has announced a spring tour in support of forthcoming Sweet Heart Sweet Light due out in April via Fat Possum. Dates span across May throughout North America. More
Reviewers Don't Have the Completed Version
Jan 27, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Jason Pierce has stalled the release of his forthcoming Spiritualized album Sweet Heart Sweet Light. More
Sweet Heart Sweet Light Slated for March 2012 Release on Fat Possum
Dec 07, 2011
By John Everhart
Spiritualized have at last announced the highly anticipated follow-up to 2008's Songs in A&E. We have the tracklisting and details. More
Mar 08, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
Currently working on their as-of-yet untitled seventh album, slated for release later this fall, Spiritualized have announced that they have signed with Fat Possum. More
NYC Performance of Classic Album Begins at 8:15 EST
Jul 30, 2010
By John Everhart
The last time Spiritualized played Radio City Music Hall, it was April 1998, and they were supporting Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space opening for Radiohead on the OK Computer tour. Twelve years later they're back at the venue, and the album, now widely recognized as a classic, will be performed start to finish tonight for the first and probably only time in the U.S. The concert will be streamed live and we have the details. More
Other Bands Include: Seabear, Glen Hansard of The Swell Season, and Hjalalin
Jul 06, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Previously we told you about Inspired By Iceland, a concert headlined by Under the Radar-friendly artist, Spiritualized. Well, in case you weren’t lucky enough to be there, or too busy to catch the Internet live stream, the powers that be were kind enough to post the entire hour-long set. In addition to Spiritualized’s “Acoustic Mainline” set, (where the band reinvented their songs “acoustically” with the help of a choir and backing strings),Seabear, Glen Hansard and Hjaltalin also performed. We have their videos. More
Jun 25, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Spiritualized is set headline Inspired By Iceland—a concert created to encourage tourism in the wake of April’s volcano eruption. Other Under the Radar friendly artists set to appear at the July 1st event include Glen Hansard (of the Swell Season), Seabear, and Sigur Rós collaborators, Amiina. More
Highly Anticipated First (and Last) U.S. Performance of Classic 1997 Album Set for July 30 at Radio City Music Hall
Jun 07, 2010
By John Everhart
Spiritualized are to perform their classic 1997 album Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space in full for the final time at NYC's Radio City Music Hall July 30. We have the details. More
Band Will Also Preform the Album in Full at Six U.K. Dates
Sep 16, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Brace yourself American Spiritualized fans…this could be tough news to swallow. According to NME, the English band is preparing a treat for their country mates. First, the band is reissuing their landmark album Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating in Space. The reissue and tour where the band will play the album in full—will only happen in England. More
Interviews
Jun 01, 2008
By Matt Fink
Jason Pierce was in a good mood until I asked him about the Coachella festival. It’s only three days after he played the finale in a succession of “acoustic mainlines” shows, the widely acclaimed concert series where Pierce reinvented the Spiritualized canon with a string section and backing vocalists, and he’s still frustrated over how badly the set went. More
Reviews
Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Fat Possum
Apr 13, 2012
By John Everhart
"Hey Jane" opens Sweet Heart Sweet Light, Spiritualized's seventh full-length album and the first since 2008's Songs in A&E. Nodding slyly to The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane," the song finds frontman Jason Pierce wondering, like a mantra, "Hey Jane, when you gonna die?"—one of numerous allusions to mortality throughout Sweet Heart Sweet Light. More