"Let It Come Down" is a sprawling, maximalist psychedelic rock album where Spiritualized, with a 50-piece orchestra and a 16-piece choir, aim for and achieve a sound that is both grandiose and intensely intimate. The album’s lush arrangements and Pierce’s often bleak lyrical themes create a unique, often unsettling, yet undeniably beautiful listening experience.
- Recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the addition of the Ligeti String Quartet, the London Community Gospel Choir, and the Balanescu String Quartet, this album features over 100 musicians. The album received a Mercury Prize nomination in 2002. Spiritualized's 2001 album "Let It Come Down" charted at number 105 in the UK.
- Despite its commercial performance, the album is critically acclaimed for its ambition and sonic depth. Financial difficulties led to the band's departure from Arista Records shortly after the album's release.
- The album was produced by Spiritualized's frontman Jason Pierce and his collaborator Pierce, who had previously worked on the band's earlier releases.
Spiritualized is a British space rock band formed in 1990, known for their gospel-tinged, orchestral arrangements and drone-rock sound. "Let It Come Down" was released during a period when Jason Pierce was exploring more overtly gospel and orchestral elements, following the minimalist experimentation of "Pure Phase."
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