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''Songs in A&E'' is the sixth studio album by English rock band Spiritualized and is their first since 2003's ''Amazing Grace''. It was released on 26 May 2008 in the UK on Sanctuary Records and on 27 May in the USA on Fontana Records. It was released on standard CD worldwide, as well as a limited edition book (with further artwork) and double 12" vinyl in the UK. The album's first single was "Soul on Fire," released on 19 May 2008 in the UK.〔(Spiritualized Details: U.S. LP, Mister Lonely Soundtrack )〕 Frontman Jason Pierce has said that the album is "the work of The Devil...with a little guidance from me."〔(Spiritualized Finish Album, Schedule Euro, U.S. Shows )〕 The album leaked onto the internet on 29 March 2008. ==Background== ''Songs in A&E'' comes five years after Spiritualized's previous album – 2003's ''Amazing Grace'' – and following Pierce's near death experience in 2005, after he had contracted advanced periorbital cellulitis with bilateral pneumonia with rapid deterioration requiring intensive care and c-pap for type 1 respiratory failure. Indeed, the album takes its title from the long period Pierce spent in the Accident and Emergency ward (A&E) during this illness and it is also dedicated to the staff at the Royal London Hospital where he was treated. However, most of the songs were written before Jason fell ill. The record was about a family that wasn't his, but when he revisited them Jason felt it predicted his near-death experience in some way. After his recovery, Jason was hesitant to finish the album, but a meeting with cult film director Harmony Korine inspired him to complete it. He also released a solo experimental record, ''Guitar Loops'', and recorded the soundtrack to Korine's 2008 film ''Mister Lonely'', with the Sun City Girls. The six Harmony tracks on the album are named after the director.〔(Interview with Pierce. )〕 Jason wrote most of the songs on a 1929 Gibson L/00 (referred to as 'The Devil' in the liner notes) he bought in Cincinnati. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Songs in A&E」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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