Friday, August 13, 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

... by the band Spiritualized is one of the best albums ever released.

It was written around the time that the band's singer/songwriter J. Spaceman broke up with the band's keyboardist Kate Radley, after she secretly married Richard Ashcroft of the Verve. J. Spaceman more or less drowned himself in cocaine and heroin, and the songs reflect it. Although I doubt it was entirely intentional, it serves as a concept album about their breakup and his drive into addiction. The songs are fairly straightforward but incredibly well written.

Key tracks: "Come Together" "I Think I'm In Love"

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