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Spiritualized front man Jason Pierce was once labeled "the worst boss in Britain" by a major London magazine. No wonder. He has sacked virtually every lineup of Spiritualized since 1992, usually with the arrival of each new album. So Let It Come Down is essentially a solo affair, but you couldn't tell by its expansive sound. Incorporating a full orchestra, gospel choir, and crack team of extremely tolerant British rock musicians (as on 1997's breakthrough Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space), this album has all the markings of a classic. It contains heartbreaking choruses ("Stop Your Crying"), ramshackle rock workouts ("I Didn't Mean to Hurt You"), and rhapsodic lullabies ("You Won't Get to Heaven"). And it's as unconventional and enlightening as two other records helmed by egomaniacal psychedelic geniuses: Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Love's Forever Changes. --Jaan Uhelszki