Comments on: One More Voyage With Spiritualized

By: guiriguiri

guiriguiri — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 21:15:33 +0000

Oh lord his anti-bundle sentiments brought me joy

By: Mark Smith

Mark Smith — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 02:06:21 +0000

I enjoyed reading these words. I saw Spiritualzed in Buffalo on the Sweet Heart Sweet Light tour in a smaller venue called The Waiting Room which is not in existence anymore. They had a full 3-4 piece backup singer “choir”. It was amazing.
I got too drunk and high and apparently he did too because we went to The Old Pink after the show and I saw him showing up to the bar and he stepped into the metal grates where trees grow right by the road and almost fell. I didn’t go up and say hello after that.

By: inthedeadofknight

inthedeadofknight — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 22:38:45 +0000

I knew the album title was familiar but couldn’t place it in spite of being a pretty big Vonnegut fan. Such a perfect usage of those perfect words.

By: cokeparty

cokeparty — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 22:37:07 +0000

Easily will be in the conversation for best album of the year. I’m so happy Stereogum has given it the coverage it deserves.

By: raptor jesus

raptor jesus — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 21:34:22 +0000

Great piece Ryan.

Good to know that this may not be the end and that hopefully this will mean a tour. This:

“It all starts to make sense when I do the shows and it feels like it’s come through the roof.”

Is so true about his live shows. Make it a priority when it’s announced!

By: ShineALight

ShineALight — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 21:26:46 +0000

Thanks to Ryan for the depth in the piece. It really paints the confusion that J is faced with over this masterful album. Hopefully it’s not the last we hear from J, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was.

By: Guy Incognito

Guy Incognito — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 20:49:51 +0000

Thank you Ryan. And thank you J.

By: bakedbeans

bakedbeans — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 20:05:50 +0000

Ryan, this is a fantastic piece.

Loved this part: “It is not shocking that Pierce would feel whiplash about suddenly dealing with the banalities of bundles and streaming numbers after spending years trying to make an album that sounds like a satellite transmission. Plenty of artists younger and older than him are just as frustrated or perplexed as to how things are supposed to proceed from here. But the specifics of Spiritualized, and how he works, seem to amplify these kinds of concerns.”

By: world on a string

world on a string — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:41:33 +0000

In reply to bakedbeans. Now I can't get the idea of a children's choir in that song out of my head.

By: Jay Napolitano

Jay Napolitano — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:36:49 +0000

In reply to dansolo. Agreed! And I love the Pet Sounds vibes towards the end of "Let's Dance".

By: bakedbeans

bakedbeans — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:10:28 +0000

In reply to dansolo. A Perfect Miracle especially would make wonderful Christmas music. I have no idea what the instruments/techniques are, but something about it is so fluttery and jingly that it immediately deserves a place in the holiday pantheon.

By: dansolo

dansolo — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 18:40:26 +0000

Bookmarking for later. Here’s my question: does anyone else find that the combo of melodies and instrumentation on the new album remind them of Christmas music? Not on every song, but definitely a couple in the early/middle and at least one more closer to the end (sorry to be vague I’ve only heard via the NPR Stream). Similar to the vibe I get from “Olsen Olsen” by Sigur Ros. It’s warm, nostalgic, festive but with a wintry melancholy creeping in. Just me?