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{{short description|English space rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Spiritualized
| image             = Spiritualized08.jpg
| caption           = Spiritualized performing in [[Malmö]], Sweden during the ''[[Songs in A&E]]'' tour, 2008.
| image_size        = 270
| landscape         = yes
| background        = group_or_band
| alias             = 
| origin            = [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], England
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Space rock#1990s revival|Space rock revival]]
* [[neo-psychedelia]]
* [[experimental rock]]
* [[garage rock]]
* [[shoegaze]]
}}
| years_active      = 1990–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Dedicated Records|Dedicated]]
*[[Domino Recording Company|Double Six]]
*[[Fat Possum]]
*[[Bella Union]]
}}
| spinoff_of   = [[Spacemen 3]]
| current_members   = * [[Jason Pierce]]
* Doggen Foster
* John Coxon
* Kevin Bales
* Greg Coulson 
* [[James Stelfox]]
| past_members      = * [[Will Carruthers]]
* [[Thighpaulsandra]]
* [[Jonny Mattock]]
* [[Mark Refoy]]
* [[Kate Radley]]
* Sean Cook
* Jonny Aitken
* Mike Mooney
* [[Gregg Hale (musician)|Gregg Hale]]
* [[Damon Reece]]
* Ray Dickaty
* Thomas Wayne
* Sam Freeman
* [[Richard Warren (musician)|Richard Warren]]
| website           = {{URL|spiritualized.com}}
}}

'''Spiritualized''' (stylised as '''Spiritualized®''') are an English [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in 1990 in [[Rugby, Warwickshire]], by [[Jason Pierce]] (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of [[Spacemen 3]]. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centred on Pierce (vocals, guitar), Doggen Foster (guitar) and Kevin Bales (drums and percussion) with revolving bassists and keyboard players. The band's current bassist, James Stelfox, has been playing with the band since 2012.

As of 2023, Spiritualized have released [[Spiritualized discography|nine studio albums]]. The best known and most critically acclaimed of these is 1997's ''[[Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space]]'', which ''[[NME]]'' magazine named as their [[NME album of the year|Album of the Year]], beating other critically acclaimed albums by fellow British bands such as ''[[OK Computer]]'' by [[Radiohead]] and ''[[Urban Hymns]]'' by [[The Verve]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NME Albums of the Year, 1997 |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1997.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908045752/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1997.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=8 September 2012 |publisher=rocklistmusic.co.uk |access-date=11 August 2009}}</ref>

==History==
===Formation: 1990–1991===
Following a breakdown in relations between Spacemen 3 co-frontmen [[Peter Kember]] and [[Jason Pierce]], the group's bassist [[Will Carruthers]], drummer [[Jonny Mattock]], and guitarist [[Mark Refoy]] were asked by Pierce to form a new group alongside local friend Steve Evans, subsequently calling themselves Spiritualized. The band took their name from an adaptation of the text on the back label of a bottle of [[Pernod]]. Due to formation from a majority of [[Spacemen 3]] members, a technical clause meant that Spiritualized had to maintain the Spacemen 3 recording contract with [[Dedicated Records]].

The first Spiritualized release, in 1990, was a cover of [[The Troggs]]' "[[Any Way That You Want Me|Anyway That You Want Me]]"; the record heralded the official split of Spacemen 3 following contractual wrangles over the band's name and its use in Spiritualized-related promotional material (initial copies of "Anyway That You Want Me" came with a Spacemen 3 logo on the sleeve).

===First releases: 1992–1998===
Evans was replaced on keyboards by Pierce's then-girlfriend [[Kate Radley]] for the follow-up single, "Run"/"I Want You". A number of singles followed, before the band, in early 1992, released their first LP ''[[Lazer Guided Melodies]]'', which had been recorded in Rugby over the previous two years. Carruthers left the band before the release of the album and was replaced by Sean Cook in time for touring with [[The Jesus & Mary Chain]] after the release of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1992/legit/reviews/jesus-mary-chain-curve-spiritualized-medicine-1200430899/|title=Jesus & Mary Chain; Curve; Spiritualized; Medicine|first=Troy J.|last=Augusto|date=24 November 1992|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>

A second album, ''[[Pure Phase]]'', was released in 1995, and a third, ''[[Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space]]'' emerged in 1997 to critical acclaim and commercial success. Following promotional activity for ''Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space'', [[Gregg Hale (musician)|Gregg Hale]] left the band on good terms and remains friends with current members, but Sean Cook, Damon Reece and Michael Mooney threatened a strike in protest over low salaries and appearance fees. New contracts of employment were drawn up between Pierce and the musicians, and the same contracts were then used to fire them (to general disbelief by the music press at the time). In response, Cook, Reece and Mooney formed [[Lupine Howl]].

===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.

===Recent releases: 2011–present===
After more than two years in the making, while Pierce was undergoing experimental chemotherapy for a liver disease, and including a year long period of mixing, ''[[Sweet Heart Sweet Light]]'' was released in April 2012, on [[Double Six Records]] and [[Fat Possum]] in North America. The band had already played some of this new material over the past 3 years but not much else was known about the content of the album. The album cover, an octagon surrounding the word "Huh?" on a plain white background, is a reference to the working title of the album. In an interview regarding the new release it was revealed that the album would "embrace" more poppy songs compared to previous albums. In the same interview, Jason Pierce also said that the album was partly inspired by the experiences of performing "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" live in its entirety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/spiritualized-18-1302136 |title=Jason Pierce 'living in the studio' to record new Spiritualized album  |website=[[NME]] |date=7 July 2010 |access-date=31 August 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Jeremy McMahan (Dirty Blood, C is for Cookie) was brought in to some sessions to play bass.

''[[And Nothing Hurt]]'' is the band's eighth studio album released on 7 September 2018 through [[Bella Union]] in the United Kingdom and [[Fat Possum Records]] in the United States, and is the band's first album in six years. The album was announced on 11 June 2018, along with the release of the album's first singles, "I'm Your Man" and "A Perfect Miracle" <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/spiritualized-ready-first-lp-in-six-years-and-nothing-hurt-629442/|title=Spiritualized Ready First LP in Six Years 'And Nothing Hurt'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=11 June 2018|access-date=1 September 2018|last=Kreps|first=Daniel}}</ref> and was produced by [[Jason Pierce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/arts/music/spiritualized-jason-pierce-and-nothing-hurt.html|title=Jason Pierce Struggled to Make a New Spiritualized Album. And He May Do It Again.|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=30 August 2018|access-date=1 September 2018|last=Pareles|first=Jon}}</ref>

On 2 November 2021, the band announced their ninth studio album, ''[[Everything Was Beautiful]]'', slated for release on 25 February 2022 through Bella Union/[[PIAS Recordings]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Whitaker|first=Marisa|date=2 November 2021|title=Spiritualized Announce Ninth Studio Album, Share New Song|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/11/spiritualized-announce-ninth-studio-record-everything-was-beautiful/|access-date=11 July 2022|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref> The seven-track album was previewed by a single called "Always Together With You", which is a reworked version of a song from 2014 which was originally heard in demo form. On 3 February 2022, the release date was delayed to 22 April 2022, due to manufacturing issues.

==Musical style==
The band's sound has been labelled as [[space rock]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Carew|first=Anthony|title=Spiritualized - Let It Come Down - Arista|url=http://www.neumu.net/fortyfour/2001/2001-00247/2001-00247_fortyfour.shtml|access-date=11 July 2022|publisher=[[Neumu]]}}</ref><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|title=Spiritualized Biography, Songs, & Albums|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/spiritualized-mn0000746731/biography|access-date=30 July 2015|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[neo-psychedelia]],<ref name="allmusic"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Ranta|first=Alan|title=Music Review: Elliott Smith - From A Basement On The Hill|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/elliott-smith-basement-hill|access-date=30 July 2015|website=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]}}</ref> [[experimental rock]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=Colin|date=1 April 2015|title=This Is Our New Song: 'The Bends' and the Reformation of Alternative Rock|url=https://www.popmatters.com/190967-this-is-our-new-song-the-bends-and-the-reformation-of-alternative-ro-2495557615.html|access-date=30 July 2015|website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Potter|first=Jordan|date=13 March 2022|title=The 10 best songs over nine minutes long|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-best-songs-over-nine-minutes-long/|access-date=4 September 2022|website=[[Far Out Magazine]]}}</ref> and [[garage rock]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.popmatters.com/spiritualized-amazing-2496063603.html | title=Spiritualized – Amazing Grace | website=[[PopMatters]] | date=9 October 2003 | access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref> Their first album was also described by ''[[NME]]'' as being distantly connected to [[shoegaze]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |date=2017-01-06 |title=The 10 best shoegaze albums ever |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/ten-best-shoegaze-albums-ever-1936528 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Timeline ==
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  id:key value:purple legend:Keyboards
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  at:28/03/1995
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  at:16/04/2012
  at:07/09/2018
  at:22/04/2022

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  bar:Gregg&nbsp;Hale from:01/05/1997 till:01/07/1999 color:g
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  bar:Raymond&nbsp;Dickaty from:01/07/1997 till:01/10/2003 color:s
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  bar:Kate&nbsp;Radley from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/1997 color:key
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  bar:Sean&nbsp;Cook from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1999 color:b
  bar:Martin&nbsp;Schellard from:01/07/1999 till:01/03/2003 color:b
  bar:Richard&nbsp;Warren from:01/11/2003 till:01/07/2008 color:b
  bar:Sam&nbsp;Freeman from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2009 color:b
  bar:Thomas&nbsp;Wayne from:01/07/2009 till:end color:b
  bar:Jonny&nbsp;Mattock from:start till:01/07/1994 color:dr
  bar:Damon&nbsp;Reece from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1999 color:dr
  bar:Kevin&nbsp;Bales from:01/07/1999 till:end color:dr
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  bar:Tom&nbsp;Edwards from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2008 color:key width:3
  bar:Tom&nbsp;Edwards from:01/07/2008 till:end color:key

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== Discography ==
{{main|Spiritualized discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Lazer Guided Melodies]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Pure Phase]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Let It Come Down (Spiritualized album)|Let It Come Down]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Amazing Grace (Spiritualized album)|Amazing Grace]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Songs in A&E]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Sweet Heart Sweet Light]]'' (2012)
* ''[[And Nothing Hurt]]'' (2018)
*''[[Everything Was Beautiful]]'' (2022)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
* [http://www.spiritualized.com/ Spiritualized Homepage]

{{Spiritualized}}

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[[Category:English space rock musical groups]]
[[Category:English neo-psychedelia groups]]
[[Category:English experimental rock groups]]
[[Category:English garage rock groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1990]]
[[Category:Double Six Records artists]]
[[Category:Fat Possum Records artists]]
[[Category:Dedicated Records artists]]
[[Category:Bella Union artists]]
[[Category:Sanctuary Records artists]]