News

May 08, 2012

Last night Spiritualized stopped by the set of The Late Show with David Letterman. More

Stream Spiritualized’s New Album

Listen to Sweet Heart Sweet Light In Full

Apr 09, 2012

After making a few teasing television appearances and a music videoSpiritualized's Jason Pierce has offered the entirety of his new album Sweet Heart Sweet Light up for streaming online. More

Mar 30, 2012

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

Watch: Spiritualized “Hey Jane” (NSFW)

Day in the Life of a Working Mother

Mar 19, 2012

After releasing a brief trailer, today Spiritualized released the official video for Sweet Heart Sweet Light cut, “Hey Jane.”  More

Watch: Spiritualized Performs “Little Girl”

New Track From Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Mar 16, 2012

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

Watch: Spiritualized “Hey Jane” Trailer

Another in a Long Line of Teasers

Mar 09, 2012

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

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

2012 Sasquatch Music Festival Lineup Announced

Featuring Jack White, Bon Iver, St. Vincent, and More

Feb 03, 2012

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

Spiritualized Announces North American Tour

In Support of Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Jan 30, 2012

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

Spiritualized Delays Album, Pulls Fast One on Critics

Reviewers Don't Have the Completed Version

Jan 27, 2012

Jason Pierce has stalled the release of his forthcoming Spiritualized album Sweet Heart Sweet LightMore

Spiritualized Announce New Album for 2012

Sweet Heart Sweet Light Slated for March 2012 Release on Fat Possum

Dec 07, 2011

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

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

Spiritualized’s “Ladies and Gentlemen” Show to Be Streamed Live Tonight

NYC Performance of Classic Album Begins at 8:15 EST

Jul 30, 2010

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

See Video of Spiritualized’s Full “Inspired By Iceland” Set

Other Bands Include: Seabear, Glen Hansard of The Swell Season, and Hjalalin

Jul 06, 2010

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),SeabearGlen Hansard and Hjaltalin also performed. We have their videos.  More

Jun 25, 2010

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

Spiritualized Bring Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space to NYC

Highly Anticipated First (and Last) U.S. Performance of Classic 1997 Album Set for July 30 at Radio City Music Hall

Jun 07, 2010

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

Spiritualized to Reissue “Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating in Space” In Britian

Band Will Also Preform the Album in Full at Six U.K. Dates

Sep 16, 2009

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

Spiritualized

Searching for a Spark

Jun 01, 2008

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

Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Fat Possum

Apr 13, 2012

"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