POP: Spiritualized, Royal Albert Hall, London

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Albert Hall is an appropriate spot for the climax of Jason Pierce's spiritual mission to date. Versed in pop's most arcane languages, transcending them in tandem with chemical experiments intended to put him and his listeners beyond earthly cares, Pierce's mission has never been better understood or supported. The LP by Pierce's band Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen, We are Floating in Space, a reverie on the edge of a fading relationship, is this mood's most perfect expression. By the moment in "Cop Shoot Cop" when the choir called forth the slave spirituals at rock'n'roll's root, just as Spiritualized's lights blinded the crowd, criticism had been shattered.