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Watch the new Spiritualized video for ‘Hey Jane’

Spiritualized just dropped the music video for “Hey Jane,” the lead single off of the forthcoming album, “Sweet Heart Sweet Light.”

The music video was directed by AJ Rojas, who has previously shot for Jamie XX & Gil Scott Heron, Earl Sweatshirt & Emeli Sandé. It features a protagonist, Frida, (played by Tyra Sanchez) who moves “amidst a shady, seedy backdrop in which she’s desperately trying to uphold normality for her son.”

The song has a classic, 13th Floor Elevators vibe (known to be a J Spaceman favorite), before it catapults into a swirl of beautiful noise as it approaches what feels like the song’s final moments. After a brief respite of silence, Spiritualized twists the knob up to deliver some magnificently-orchestrated neo-Krautrock melodies as Frida, who is a transexual stripper, returns from a night out to violence at home.

Watch the video and check out Spiritualized’s North American tour dates below.

Spiritualized North American Tour Dates:
05/02/12 Wed – Minneapolis MN @ First Avenue
05/03/12 Thu – Chicago, IL @ Metro
05/04/12 Fri – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
05/05/12 Sat – Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
05/07/12 Mon – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
05/09/12 Wed – Boston, MA @ Paradise
05/10/12 Thu – Washington, DC @ The 9:30 Club
05/11/12 Fri – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts
05/12/12 Sat – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
05/13/12 Sun – Atlanta, GA @ The Variety Playhouse
05/15/12 Tue – Dallas, TX @ The Granada Theatre
05/16/12 Wed – Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
05/18/12 Fri – Tucson AZ @ The Rialto Theatre
05/19/12 Sat – Phoenix AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
05/20/12 Sun – San Diego CA @ Belly Up Tavern
05/22/12 Tue – Los Angeles CA @ The Wiltern
05/23/12 Wed – San Francisco CA @ The Fillmore
05/25/12 Fri – Portland OR @ The Wonder Ballroom
05/26/12 Sat – Vancouver BC @ The Rickshaw Theatre

  1. April 11, 2012 at 1:35 am, Amarah Ulghani said:

    I'm way confused! When you say "After a brief respite of silence, Spiritualized twists the knob up to deliver some magnificently-orchestrated neo-Krautrock melodies as Frida, who is a transexual stripper, returns from a night out to violence at home." it implies Friday LIVES at the motel. But I find no indication of that after watching this video three times…am I missing something?

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  2. May 08, 2012 at 2:30 pm, Spiritualized play ‘Hey Jane on ‘Letterman’ | Death and Taxes said:

    [...] Pin ItSpiritualized play ‘Hey Jane on ‘Letterman’ By Doug Bleggi 1 min agoSpiritualized stopped by “The Late Show” last night to play a track from their great new album, [...]

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