Courtney Jaye sang in sweet tones,
To the people with abs on their bones.
As they lounged round the pool,
All decidedly cool,
It was if she had sung all alone.

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Photos and words by Ward Robinson Spiritualized played Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown Monday after their stint at the first Coachella weekend. There were many grumblings that it wasn’t “real” Spiritualized, as the band was a stand-in for the long running lineup. It’s a stretch, though, to poo poo any band with Spaceman in it [...]

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Photos and words by Leslie Kalohi Well-dressed business folk and trendy youths made up the diverse Osaka crowd for UK’s Spiritualized at Umeda Club Quattro, many of whom arrived well before doors opened. An excited fan greeted frontman Jason Pierce by name as he took his seat on stage wearing sunglasses. It didn’t matter that [...]

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It was time to space out. Spiritualized touched down on the stage of The Wiltern Theatre with tunes from its latest Sweet Heart Sweet Light. Leader Jason Pierce/ J. Spaceman always styling in white, sunglasses and facing longtime guitarist John Coxon, guided the wave of sound and escape with minimal light projections and no conversation. [...]

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While it’s arguable whether the band is truly trying to emulate the Raveonettes or if they just sounded similar out of coincidence, it’s clear that they have many of the same influences as the aforementioned band—Jesus and Mary Chain, Spacemen 3, Velvet Underground—and have came up with very close to the same result.

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