Spiritualized announce new album 'Sweet Heart Sweet Light'

"When you make a record, it has to be the single most important thing in your world. This time around, I wanted to do something that encompassed all I love in rock 'n' roll music. It's got everything from Brötzmann and Berry right through to Dennis and Brian Wilson. I'm obsessed with music and the way you put it together and I don't believe there are any rules."

So says J. Spaceman, commenting on the recording of his new album, "Sweet Heart Sweet Light," which is due for release on Double Six on March 19.

Recorded over the past two years in Wales, LA and Reykjavik, and mixed for a year in the confines of his own home, "Sweet Heart Sweet Light" will unbelievably be Spiritualized's seventh studio album and it promises to be one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of 2012. An inspiration and revelation to many well-known musicians, most recently the likes of Alex Turner, Elbow and Florence The Machine; Spiritualized continue to engage and impress musicians and fans alike. Taking musical risks is a hallmark of Spiritualized's outlook.

Witness them playing the new album unannounced, from start to finish, live at the Royal Albert Hall recently – something unheard of in today's clamour for instant hit gratification. As J.Spacemen says 'I don't believe there are any rules' and this album will testify to that.

The band have also revealed the track listing for the new album and have confirmed three more shows including London's Hackney Empire on their forthcoming March tour.

Track listing for "Sweet Heart Sweet Light" is as follows:

Hey Jane
Little Girl
Get What You Want
Too Late
Heading For The Top
Freedom
I Am What I Am
Mary
Life Is A Problem
So Long You Pretty Things

New dates are:
Friday 16th March Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (10pm curfew)
Saturday '17th March Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
Monday 19th March London, Hackney Empire
Previously announced shows:
Tuesday 20th March Oxford, Academy
Wednesday 21st March Bristol, Academy (re-scheduled)
Thursday 22nd March Glasgow, ABC
Friday 23rd March Belfast, Mandela Hall
Saturday 24th March Dublin, Vicar Street (re-scheduled)
Sunday 25th March Manchester, Academy (re-scheduled)
Tickets are priced £17.50, London £22.50, plus booking fee and available from the following outlets:
Oxford www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 2000
Bristol www.all-tickets.co.uk 08454134444
Glasgow www.pclpresents.com 0844 847 2487
Belfast www.ticketmaster.ie 0844 277 4455
Dublin www.ticketmaster.ie
Manchester www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051
London http://www.atpfestival.com/events/spzdhackney.php 08712200260
Nottingham www.alt-tickets.co.uk 0845 413 4444
Portsmouth www.seetickets.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.gigantic.com 02392863911

www.spiritualized.com

Catch 2 new tracks live from Other Voices Festival here : -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2011/dec/06/spiritualized-other-voices-festival-video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2011/dec/06/spiritualized-other-voices-video