[matt]

i've been a fan of spiritualized since day one as i was a fan of spacemen 3 before that. there's something about jason's voice on this new album that sounds different to normal and as a result imo the songs don't engage the listener as much as they normally do. can't quite put my finger on it but his accent sounds slightly different and sometimes the vocals seem slightly slurred somewhat

a lot of the songs sound like they're almost classic spiritualized tunes but with something missing, some spark or some magic ingredient, i don't know. it's also leaked quite early so i'm also wondering whether this is the final version or not or whether there's more mastering to do. but perhaps that's just wishful thinking on my part...