Some will find this overlong and excessively layered—all those strings, horns, choirs, drums, and feedback squalls. Me, I enjoyed peeling back Spiritualized’s onion skins of space rock and black gospel, bound together by Jason Pierce’s weary voice. His drawl contrasts with the high-spirited music, creating a sound that thrills and disturbs.
Reminds you of: The Verve Pipe / My Bloody Valentine / Talking Heads, post-Brian Eno / an A.M.E. church service on Sunday morning