Jesus Christ and Drug Abuse - A Spiritualized Retrospective

Having been introduced alongside Peter Kemper as the voice of Spacemen 3, Jason Pierce became the only permanent member of the band he reinvented as Spiritualized, and then kept reinventing with a fluctuating line-up of musicians that serve as his choir.

At once indecisive and self-assured, degenerate and holy, his signature sound takes traditional gospel on a heroin trip, embracing the many contradictions that seem to serve as his muse. At times the music seems to be tearing itself in two – some songs start with whispering vocals and then crash into a wall of violent guitar riffs, others begin with a rebellious scream before descending into a copse of angelic strings. The result is inspirational, yet unsafe. Like a priest with a sordid past, it speaks to our better angels while giving a knowing wink towards our worst demons.

Track List

Spacemen 3 - Walkin’ With Jesus

Spacemen 3 - Feel So Good

Spacemen 3 - May the Circle Be Unbroken

Spacemen 3 - Let Me Down Gently

Spiritualized - Interview/ So Hot (Wash Away These Tears) (Live)

Spiritualized - Let It Flow

Spiritualized - Lay It Down Slow

Spiritualized - You Know It’s True

Spiritualized - Stay With Me

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating In Space (Kate’s Phonecall)

Spiritualized - Cool Waves

Spiritualized - Stop Your Crying

Spiritualized - Lord Can You Hear Me

Spiritualized - Death Take Your Fiddle

Spiritualized - Harmony 2

Spiritualized - Harmony 4

J Spacemen - Musicbox Underwear

J Spacemen - Paris Beach

Spiritualized - Goodnight Goodnight

Spiritualized - Life Is a Problem