Spiritualized Sweet Heart, Sweet Light [Slipcase]

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Spiritualized resolve the rift between Sixties psychedelia and Seventies punk backlash, with focused melodies and pummeled grooves that spin into rainbow-hued infinity."
"[With] blissed-out guitar fuzz and melodic psych-hymns...their catchiest effort in years." -- Grade: A-
"[I]t's Pierce's formative, canonical influences that continue to dominate the Spiritualized sound....It's undeniably stirring..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hat emerges from SWEET HEART SWEET LIGHT's cyclical motions is a surprisingly light touch; Pierce's vocals and playing reach higher and push farther forward than they did on previous albums."
"The heady combination of orchestral maneuvers, spiritual posturing and drone-imbued psychedelia make this a seductive listening experience, and as usual, Pierce is still looking for redemption."
3 stars out of 5 -- "Country-soul warms the exquisitely weary kiss-off 'Freedom' and the climactic 'So Long You Pretty Things'....A pleasure..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] still sound fantastic....[The album] draws out the same intense emotional responses as that first album..."