Spiritualized Amazing Grace

Fifth album on Vinyl by Spiritualized. 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 orchestral overdubs) was completed in 3 weeks. The album is generally harder-edged than its predecessors, featuring a number of variations on the familiar Spiritualized 'Electricity' garage-rock riff. Conversely, 'The Ballad of Richie Lee' is a tender, organ-driven tribute to the lead singer of the American group Acetone, a friend of Pierce, who committed suicide in 2001.