Spiritualized preps A&E, sets tour dates

Has it really been almost five years since the last Spiritualized record? Sure, Jason Pierce (aka J Spaceman) has kept busy recording soundtracks to beautiful-looking, idiosyncratic indie films and touring the world a bit, but five years without a mind-expanding, heroin-use-referencing, orchestra-arranging Spiritualized record is at least three years too long.

But the wait for the next Spiritualized record is almost up. On May 27, Songs in A&E hits stateside, and its got a brand-spanking new single and video, "Soul on Fire," to go with it. The video, filmed on an glacier in Iceland, references Pierce's near-death experience after contracting a severe case of pneumonia that landed the singer in the ICU in 2005. We're glad he was able to use the illness to create a stunning video, but it's still no "Stop Your Crying." The band is also planning a North American tour, complete with stops at the Pitchfork Music Festival and Austin City Limits starting in July. Unlike Pierce's recent "Acoustic Mainlines” tour, the North American tour dates will feature a full electric live band.

Dates:

July
19 - Chicago, Ill. @ Pitchfork Music Festival
20 - Indianapolis, Ind. @ The Vogue
21 - Nashville, Tenn @ City Hall
22 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Variety Playhouse
25 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club

August
1 - Cleveland, Ohio @ House of Blues
2 - Buffalo, N.Y. @ Town Ballroom
3 - Montreal, Calif. @ Parc Jean Drapeau

September
6 - Toronto @ Toronto Islands Park
17 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
27 - Austin, Texas @ Austin City Limits

Related links:
Spiritualized.com
Spiritualized on MySpace
YouTube: Spiritualized - "Come Together"

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