Spiritualized - Amazing GraceUS reissue on 180gm black vinyl. Fifth album by the British rock band Spiritualized, so named to indicate its considerable gospel influence. After working with free jazz collective Spring Heel Jack on one of their albums and tour, frontman Jason Pierce was inspired to make a record with the same principles. His approach meant that the rest of Spiritualized was given the songs on the same day as they were recorded, meaning the record (including

‰۪ the listener has witnessed the three-year sonic transition between Minus The Bear‰۪s first two full-lengths transpire within under half an hour

24 bit/96 kHz re-master from original analog tapes

The rest is the product of Randy's whacked-out compositional notions and his mastery of the Serge's patch-cords

the scope is widened but the impact is not lessened one iota

stunned the critics and sold extraordinarily well

with the memories she's lost safely in hand

Frontman Jonathan Meiburg and producer / engineer Reisch (who also recorded 2012's 'Animal Joy' and the off-the-cuff collaborations of 2014's 'Fellow Travelers') spent two years crafting 'Jet Plane and Oxbow' with help from drummer Cully Symington

or the dynamic grunge of 'Down Down'

embodies one of Otherness‰۪ most rare and desirable qualities

"an amazing band

And what else was there to do

After cracking the Top 10s of charts in 15 countries