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'''''Spiritual Machines 2''''' is the tenth studio album from Canadian [[alternative rock]] band [[Our Lady Peace]], a sequel to their 2000 art rock [[concept album]] ''[[Spiritual Machines]]''.<ref name="Substream">{{cite web|last=White|first=Logan|date=June 25, 2021|title=Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida Talks New Single + 'Spiritual Machines II'|url=https://substreammagazine.com/2021/06/interview-raine-maida-stupid-people/|work=Substream Magazine|accessdate=June 25, 2021}}</ref> The album was produced by [[Dave Sitek]],<ref name="Substream" /> and released through BMG's Shelter Music Group<ref>{{cite tweet|user=sheltermusicgrp|number=1408473630418247680|title=Our Lady Peace's new single "Stop Making Stupid People Famous" was released on Shelter Records/BMG!}}</ref> in the form of a [[non-fungible token]] on October 29, 2021.<ref name="Exclaim" /> A traditional release of the album occurred on January 28, 2022.<ref name="Exclaim" /> |
'''''Spiritual Machines 2''''' is the tenth studio album from Canadian [[alternative rock]] band [[Our Lady Peace]], a sequel to their 2000 art rock [[concept album]] ''[[Spiritual Machines]]''.<ref name="Substream">{{cite web|last=White|first=Logan|date=June 25, 2021|title=Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida Talks New Single + 'Spiritual Machines II'|url=https://substreammagazine.com/2021/06/interview-raine-maida-stupid-people/|work=Substream Magazine|accessdate=June 25, 2021}}</ref> The album was produced by [[Dave Sitek]],<ref name="Substream" /> and released through BMG's Shelter Music Group<ref>{{cite tweet|user=sheltermusicgrp|number=1408473630418247680|title=Our Lady Peace's new single "Stop Making Stupid People Famous" was released on Shelter Records/BMG!}}</ref> in the form of a [[non-fungible token]] on October 29, 2021.<ref name="Exclaim" /> On Janaury 10, 2022, Our Lady Peace announced the sell-out of all 500 of their NFTs from ''Spiritual Machines 2''.<ref name="Business Wire">{{cite web |title=OUR LADY PEACE Sell Out All 500 NFTs of Spiritual Machines II |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220110005248/en/OUR-LADY-PEACE-Sell-Out-All-500-NFTs-of-Spiritual-Machines-II |website=Business Wire |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> A traditional release of the album occurred on January 28, 2022.<ref name="Exclaim" /> |
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The album, along with its thematic predecessor, is influenced by the 1999 [[Ray Kurzweil]] book ''[[The Age of Spiritual Machines]]''. ''Spiritual Machines 2'' was inspired by Kurzweil following up in the 2020s on his predictions made in the 1990s. Spoken excerpts voiced by Kurzweil feature in the album, as they did in the original ''Spiritual Machines'' album.<ref name="Substream" /> It is the first Our Lady Peace album to involve the participation of founding member and original guitarist [[Mike Turner (musician)|Mike Turner]]<ref name="RedditAMATweet">{{cite tweet|user=ourladypeace|number=1421159648221147141|title=<nowiki>.@rainemaida |
The album, along with its thematic predecessor, is influenced by the 1999 [[Ray Kurzweil]] book ''[[The Age of Spiritual Machines]]''. ''Spiritual Machines 2'' was inspired by Kurzweil following up in the 2020s on his predictions made in the 1990s. Spoken excerpts voiced by Kurzweil feature in the album, as they did in the original ''Spiritual Machines'' album.<ref name="Substream" /> It is the first Our Lady Peace album to involve the participation of founding member and original guitarist [[Mike Turner (musician)|Mike Turner]]<ref name="RedditAMATweet">{{cite tweet|user=ourladypeace|number=1421159648221147141|title=<nowiki>.@rainemaida |
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Spiritual Machines 2 is the tenth studio album from Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace, a sequel to their 2000 art rock concept album Spiritual Machines.[3] The album was produced by Dave Sitek,[3] and released through BMG's Shelter Music Group[4] in the form of a non-fungible token on October 29, 2021.[1] On Janaury 10, 2022, Our Lady Peace announced the sell-out of all 500 of their NFTs from Spiritual Machines 2.[5] A traditional release of the album occurred on January 28, 2022.[1]
The album, along with its thematic predecessor, is influenced by the 1999 Ray Kurzweil book The Age of Spiritual Machines. Spiritual Machines 2 was inspired by Kurzweil following up in the 2020s on his predictions made in the 1990s. Spoken excerpts voiced by Kurzweil feature in the album, as they did in the original Spiritual Machines album.[3] It is the first Our Lady Peace album to involve the participation of founding member and original guitarist Mike Turner[6][7][8] since Gravity in 2002, and the first studio release to feature Saul Fox on its cover since the original Spiritual Machines album.[8]
Development and overview
The album was first announced in August 2020, with an expectation that it would be released around Fall 2021.[9][2] Original artwork for the album was provided by Oli Goldsmith,[10] who also created the album art for the 2000 album.
In June 2021, the band's official account on social media hinted that original co-founder and guitarist Mike Turner would be a featured guest on the album;[11] Turner hadn't been associated with the band since his departure in December 2001, and was instrumental in the conception and development of the original Spiritual Machines album.[12][13] Turner's return was confirmed by Raine Maida in a July 2021 Reddit AMA, and he is listed as a featured guest in the album's track list.[7][6][8] Regarding Turner's return, Maida stated that making Spiritual Machines 2 without Turner wouldn't "be right".[7]
The album's first single "Stop Making Stupid People Famous", featuring Pussy Riot, was released on June 25, 2021.[3][14] The second single, "Future Disease", was released on October 8, 2021.[15]
Track listing
The album contains 15 tracks,[8] five of which include excerpts from Ray Kurzweil in a similar vein to what was done on the original Spiritual Machines album.
| No. | Title | Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "RK1.Age of Spiritual Machines" | 0:14 | |
| 2. | "Stop Making Stupid People Famous" (featuring Pussy Riot) | 3:01 | |
| 3. | "Holes" | 3:19 | |
| 4. | "RK2.Consciousness" | 0:29 | |
| 5. | "The Message" | 3:57 | |
| 6. | "Wish You Well" | Follow-up to the song "Are You Sad?" from the original Spiritual Machines.[16] | 4:44 |
| 7. | "RK3.UBI" | 0:22 | |
| 8. | "Future Disease" | 5:19 | |
| 9. | "19 Days" | 3:38 | |
| 10. | "Run" | 2:57 | |
| 11. | "RK4.Escape Velocity" (featuring EMTEE) | 1:02 | |
| 12. | "Simulation" | 2:52 | |
| 13. | "Good Die Young" | 3:26 | |
| 14. | "RK5.Turing Test" | 0:16 | |
| 15. | "Temporary Healing" | 4:53 |
Personnel
- Duncan Coutts – bass guitar, background vocals
- Raine Maida – vocals, lyricist
- Steve Mazur – guitar, background vocals
- Jason Pierce – drums, percussion
- Mike Turner – guitar, composer (track 11)
- David Andrew Sitek – production, composer
- Ray Kurzweil – narration
- Steve Fallone
- Nadezhda Tolokonnikova – vocals, composer (track 2)
- Matty Green
References
- ^ a b c d LaPierre, Megan (October 25, 2021). "Our Lady Peace's 'Spiritual Machines 2' Will Be Released as an NFT". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "OUR LADY PEACE RELEASES 20TH ANNIVERSARY REMASTERED EDITION OF DOUBLE-PLATINUM CERTIFIED ALBUM SPIRITUAL MACHINES". Sony Music's sonymusic.ca. November 3, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c d White, Logan (June 25, 2021). "Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida Talks New Single + 'Spiritual Machines II'". Substream Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ @sheltermusicgrp (June 25, 2021). "Our Lady Peace's new single "Stop Making Stupid People Famous" was released on Shelter Records/BMG!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "OUR LADY PEACE Sell Out All 500 NFTs of Spiritual Machines II". Business Wire. Business Wire. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ a b @ourladypeace (July 30, 2021). ".@rainemaida is doing a live AMA right now. Head to https://redd.it/ouooq6 to ask your questions!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Maida, Raine (July 30, 2021). "I'm Raine Maida, lead singer for Our Lady Peace and Chief Product Officer ＆ EVP @ S!NG app here to answer all your questions. AMA". Reddit.com. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
Did you mean Mike Turner . Yes we speak and Spiritual Machines 2 would've [sic] be right without Mike involved.
- ^ a b c d Bell, Kaelen (July 30, 2021). "Our Lady Peace Detail 'Spiritual Machines 2'". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Our Lady Peace | It's Real with Jordan and Demi. Youtube. June 25, 2021. Event occurs at 25 mins, 11 sec. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
I don't have a date, but I think it's like end of September, right at the beginning of October [2021] kind of thing.
- ^ @goldsmith_oli (June 25, 2021). "New Our Lady Peace Single (Stop Making Stupid People Famous) with artwork by Oli Goldsmith" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Official Our Lady Peace account on Facebook". Facebook.com. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ Bento, Debbie ""Our Lady Peace Explain Concept Of Spiritual Machines"". Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chartattack.com November 9, 2000. Retrieved 2009-11-16 - ^ Chiu, Ellen ""OLP Are Spiritual Machines"". Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chartattack.com October 25, 2000. Retrieved 2009-11-16 - ^ Eves, Tina (June 25, 2021). "Our Lady Peace Offer Reality Check with "Stop Making Stupid People Famous"". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ @ourladypeace (October 9, 2021). "Future Disease, the latest track from Spiritual Machines II is out now" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Maida, Raine (July 30, 2021). "I'm Raine Maida, lead singer for Our Lady Peace and Chief Product Officer ＆ EVP @ S!NG app here to answer all your questions. AMA". Reddit.com. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
