Editing Spiritualized (section)

===Development: 1999–2010===
Retaining only keyboardist [[Thighpaulsandra]] (keyboards), Jason Pierce then debuted a new line up of Spiritualized, introducing classical percussionist Tom Edwards and former [[Julian Cope]] string arranger Martin Schellard on bass guitar. Completing the new Spiritualized line-up were guitarist Doggen Foster of [[Brain Donor]] and the [[Julian Cope]] band, [[Richard Warren (musician)|Richard Warren]] and drummer Kevin 'Kevlar' Bales, who is also a member of [[Brain Donor]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Buckley|first=Peter|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fie47qSuTsoC&pg=PA2026|year=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-457-6|pages=2026–}}</ref> Jonny Aitken stepped in on drums for the recording of ''Amazing Grace'' while Kevin Bales was recovering from illness.  Chris Davis of [[Six By Seven]] & [[Spotlight Kid (band)|Spotlight Kid]] also stepped in for Kevin for two major festival appearances. ''[[Let It Come Down (Spiritualized album)|Let It Come Down]]'' included over 120 musicians.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 September 2001|title=CD REVIEWS: The Charlatans UK, Spiritualized, The Watchmen and many more|url=http://chartattack.com/damn/2001/09/2501.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122023818/https://chartattack.com/damn/2001/09/2501.cfm|archive-date=22 November 2001|access-date=11 July 2022|url-status=usurped|website=[[Chart Attack]]}}</ref> ''[[Amazing Grace (Spiritualized album)|Amazing Grace]]'' favoured a more stripped-down sound with the gospel, blues, and soul influences even more dominant than before. On 15 June 1997, Spiritualized became the last band to play at Factory Records' Manchester nightclub [[The Haçienda]].

After several years of work and Pierce's serious illness in July 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/spiritualized-50-1363096 |title=Spiritualized Star Hospitalised  |website=[[NME]] |date=21 July 2005 |access-date=31 August 2011}}</ref> the album, ''[[Songs in A&E]]'' was released on 26 May 2008 in the UK, and on 27 May 2008 in the US. The first single from the 18-track album was "Soul on Fire". The release was backed by an Electric Mainlines UK tour which began in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/spiritualized-46-1343866 |title=Spiritualized finish new album |website=[[NME]] |date=17 September 2007 |access-date=31 August 2011}}</ref> Pierce has also scored [[Harmony Korine]]'s 2008 film ''[[Mister Lonely]]''. In October and December 2009 the band performed 1997's "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" live in its entirety as part of the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]]-curated [[Don't Look Back (concert series)|Don't Look Back]] series.