Let It Come Down
Studio album by
Spiritualized
Released17 September 2001
Recorded1999–2001
Studio
Genre
Length63:01
LabelArista
ProducerJason Pierce
Spiritualized chronology
Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997
(1998) 		Let It Come Down
(2001) 		The Complete Works
(2003)
Singles from Let It Come Down
  1. "Stop Your Crying"
    Released: 10 September 2001
  2. "Out of Sight"
    Released: 26 November 2001
  3. "Do It All Over Again"
    Released: 11 February 2002

Let It Come Down is the fourth studio album by the rock band Spiritualized, released in 2001. It was recorded and produced at Abbey Road and AIR Studios. It took Jason Pierce, Spiritualized's lead singer, guitarist and sole constant member, four years to write, perform, produce and release. The album utilises 115 session musicians, including orchestra and London Community Gospel Choir. The wall of sound technique (most notably used by 1960s record producer Phil Spector) is evident on this album, especially on such tracks as "Do It All Over Again", "Stop Your Crying", "The Straight and the Narrow" and "Out of Sight".

Music

The album's sound is described as art rock,[1] symphonic rock,[2] and space rock.[3]

Album cover

The album was released in two different sleeves – one in a standard jewel case, the other in a much bulkier one-piece box, with the cover image (the wife of the artist) debossed in the case material.

Track listing

All songs written by J Spaceman.

No.TitleLength
1."On Fire"4:02
2."Do It All Over Again"3:48
3."Don't Just Do Something"6:54
4."Out of Sight"6:12
5."The Twelve Steps"4:43
6."The Straight and the Narrow"5:12
7."I Didn't Mean to Hurt You"5:14
8."Stop Your Crying"5:16
9."Anything More"5:36
10."Won't Get to Heaven (The State I'm In)"10:34
11."Lord Can You Hear Me"5:38
Total length:63:01

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blender[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
NME9/10[8]
Pitchfork8.4/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin4/10[12]

Q listed Let It Come Down as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[13]

Commercial performance

Let It Come Down is the band's most successful album on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number three. As of 2005 it has sold 55,000 copies in United States,[14] and as of 2003 it has shipped 250,000 units across Europe.[15]

Personnel

Spiritualized

Additional musicians

Additional vocals

References

  1. ^ Barker, Emily (21 October 2013). "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 500-401". NME. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Browne, David (5 October 2001). "Let It Come Down". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Let It Come Down – Spiritualized". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Let It Come Down by Spiritualized". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ^ Long, Alex (October–November 2001). "Spiritualized: Let It Come Down". Blender (3): 112. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  6. ^ Simpson, Dave (14 September 2001). "Heaven can wait". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  7. ^ Hochman, Steve (30 September 2001). "Spiritualized, 'Let It Come Down,' Arista". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  8. ^ Oldham, James (15 September 2001). "Spiritualized : Let It Come Down". NME: 39. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  9. ^ Kearney, Ryan (19 November 2001). "Spiritualized: Let It Come Down". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Spiritualized: Let It Come Down". Q (182): 132–33. October 2001.
  11. ^ Sheffield, Rob (8 November 2001). "Spiritualized: Let It Come Down". Rolling Stone. No. 881. Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  12. ^ Wolk, Douglas (October 2001). "Space Rock 2001". Spin. 17 (10): 127. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  13. ^ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.
  14. ^ "Spiritualized Summons Up Rare Tracks". Billboard. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  15. ^ Howorth, Adam (13 September 2003). "U.K.'s Spiritualised Still Innovating". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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