IT’S the silver trainers that make Jason Pierce stand out from the crowd. When we hook up, his footwear is the only clue to his penchant for donning full metallic astronaut suits while going by the name of J.
Spaceman. I’m sitting with the softly-spoken Spiritualized mastermind in the deep recesses of a wood-panelled bar, not far from his home in London’s hip Spitalfields.
The 56-year-old is looking fit and well, in sharp contrast to the frail character I once encountered after his life-threatening bout of double pneumonia.
Next month sees the release of his band’s ninth studio album, Everything Was Beautiful, an eclectic tour de force bringing together gospel, blues, country and, as you do, a couple of expansive freak-outs underpinned by Krautrock beats.
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