The 4th and final studio album by Spacemen 3, is often considered the introduction of 2 brilliant solo projects (Spiritualized and Spectrum) rather than the work of a functioning band.
Rock critic Lester Bangs (cautionary warning: dead at 33 from an overdose of Darvon and NyQuil) wrote, 'In the beginning there was feedback: the machines speaking on their own, answering their supposed masters with shrieks of misalliance.'
Ships 8/9/24 - Spacemen 3 makes an asset out of the newfound lack of percussion, giving The Perfect Prescription a considerably less rock-oriented sound with much more open space in it's varied, subtle arrangements.
American Heartbreak is my effort at trying to explain what being a 26 year old man in America is like. There's love, loss, revelry, resentment, and forgiveness all wrapped into one piece of work.