Lightwork
{{Short description|2022 album by Devin Townsend}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Lightwork
| type = studio
| artist = Devin Townsend
| cover = Devin_Townsend_Lightwork.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Lightwork cover
| released = {{Start date|2022|11|4}}
| recorded =
| studio =
- The Warehouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- The Farm (Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada)
- The Armoury (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Lighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
| genre = Progressive rock
| length = 55:59
| label = HevyDevy, InsideOut Music
| producer = Gggarth, Devin Townsend
| prev_title = The Puzzle / Snuggles
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = PowerNerd
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Lightwork
| type = studio
| single1 = Moonpeople
| single1date = August 26, 2022
| single2 = Call of the Void
| single2date = September 27, 2022
| single3 = Lightworker
| single3date = October 25, 2022
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Blabbermouth.net
| rev1score = 8.5/10{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/lightwork|title=Reviews: Devin Townsend - Lightwork|first=Dom|last=Lawson|date=2022|website=Blabbermouth.net}}
| rev2 = Kerrang!
| rev2score = 3/5{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-devin-townsend-lightwork|title=Album review: Devin Townsend - Lightwork|first=Nick|last=Ruskell|date=November 3, 2022|website=Kerrang!}}
| rev3 = Metal Hammer
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/devin-townsend-lightwork-album-review|title=Album review: Devin Townsend’s Lightwork album: arena rock eccentricity with a prog metal heart|first=Alec|last=Chillingworth|date=October 24, 2022|website=Metal Hammer}}
| rev4 = Metal Injection
}}
Lightwork is the twenty-first studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, released on November 4, 2022. The album has been described by Devin as a return to a "song oriented album", with "more traditional arrangements", after his latest releases (Empath and The Puzzle). Lyrically, the album addresses the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic, while reflecting about the post-pandemic future.{{Cite web|url=https://hevydevy.com/discography/lightwork/|title=Lightwork|website=Devin Townsend's Official Website|publisher=HeavyDevy|access-date=August 13, 2023}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Lightwork track listing
| all_lyrics = Devin Townsend
| all_music = Townsend, except where noted
| title1 = Moonpeople
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Lightworker
| length2 = 5:29
| title3 = Equinox
| length3 = 4:39
| title4 = Call of the Void
| length4 = 5:53
| music4 = Townsend, Mattias Eklund, Martin Kennedy
| title5 = Heartbreaker
| length5 = 7:00
| title6 = Dimensions
| length6 = 5:23
| title7 = Celestial Signals
| length7 = 5:12
| music7 = Townsend, Diego Tejeida (ending)
| title8 = Heavy Burden
| length8 = 4:23
| title9 = Vacation
| length9 = 3:10
| title10 = Children of God
| length10 = 10:06
| total_length = 55:59
}}
Personnel
- Devin Townsend – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synths
- Darby Todd – drums
- Morgan Ågren – additional drums
- Federico Paulovich – additional drums
- Diego Tejeida – additional keyboards
- Nathan Navarro – additional bass guitar
- Elektra Women's Choir – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden"), choir vocals
- Echo Picone – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
- Jonas Hellborg – additional bass guitar (on "Dimensions")
- Mike Keneally – guitar solo (on "Dimensions")
- Rhys Fulber – additional programming (on "Equinox)
- Hutch Hutchinson – bass guitar (on "Vacation")
- Joy Lapps – steel pan drums (on "Vacation")
- Ché Aimee Dorval – additional vocals
- Anneke van Giersbergen – additional vocals
- Aman Khosa – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
- Tanya Ghosh – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
- Elizabeth Zharoff – additional choir vocals
- Tia Rose Maxfield – additional choir vocals
- Brian Diamond – additional choir vocals
- Ram Dass – voice sample (on "Lightworker")
;Technical and artwork personnel
- Gggarth – production, engineering
- Devin Townsend – production, mixing, engineering
- Troy Glessner – mixing assistant, mastering
- Nygel Asselin – mix setup, engineering
- John "Bandstack" Beatle Bailey – engineering
- Travis Smith – artwork, layout
- Paul Harries – photography
Charts
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|+ Weekly chart performance for Lightwork ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{Album chart|Austria|16|artist=Devin Townsend|album=Lightwork|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|Flanders|122|artist=Devin Townsend|album=Lightwork|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|Netherlands|40|artist=Devin Townsend|album=Lightwork|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|Finland|9|artist=Devin Townsend|album=Lightwork|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|France|131|artist=Devin Townsend|album=Lightwork|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|Germany4|24|artist=Devin Townsend|album=Lightwork|id=507039|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|Scotland|11|artist=Devin Townsend|date=20221117|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|Switzerland|21|artist=Devin Townsend|album=Lightwork|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|UK2|50|date=20221117|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|UKDigital|11|date=20221117|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|UKRock|2|date=20221117|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|92|artist=Devin Townsend|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
{{Album chart|BillboardCurrentAlbums|56|artist=Devin Townsend|access-date=August 13, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
Nightwork
{{Infobox album
| name = Nightwork
| type = Studio
| artist = Devin Townsend
| cover = Devin_Townsend_Nightwork.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Nightwork cover
| released = {{Start date|2022|11|4}}
| recorded = Lighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 47:51
| label = HevyDevy, InsideOut Music
| producer = Devin Townsend
}}
Nightwork is a bonus album released with the deluxe edition of Lightwork.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/devin-townsend-mn0000818627/biography|title=Devin Townsend Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic|access-date=August 13, 2023}} According to Devin Townsend, the songs that ended up on Nightwork do not form a "throwaway album", they are songs that thematically didn't fit the main record.{{Cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/devin-townsend-lightwork-track-by-track-part-11-nightwork-bonus-album|title=DEVIN TOWNSEND - Lightwork Track-By-Track Part 11: Nightwork Bonus Album|website=BraveWords|date=February 22, 2023|access-date=August 13, 2023}} Some critics have pointed out the more experimental nature of Nightwork, compared to Lightwork.{{Cite web|first= Gregory|last=Adams|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/devin-townsend-lightwork|title=Devin Townsend: "I don't love playing guitar solos, but I think I'm good at them"|website=Guitar World|date=November 3, 2022|access-date=August 13, 2023}}
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Nightwork track listing
| all_writing = Devin Townsend
| total_length = 47:51
| title1 = Starchasm, Pt. 2
| length1 = 4:34
| title2 = Stampys Blaster
| length2 = 0:38
| title3 = Factions
| length3 = 5:13
| title4 = Yogi
| length4 = 3:57
| title5 = Precious Sardine
| length5 = 10:14
| title6 = Hope Is in the World
| length6 = 4:16
| title7 = Children of Dog
| length7 = 6:45
| title8 = Sober
| length8 = 4:37
| title9 = Boogus
| length9 = 3:33
| title10 = Carry Me Home
| length10 = 4:04
}}
= Personnel =
- Devin Townsend – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synths
- Morgan Ågren – drums
- Aman Khosa – additional vocals (on "Precious Sardine")
- Tanya Ghosh – additional vocals (on "Precious Sardine")
- Mattias Eklund – additional instrumentation (on "Sober")
- Steve Vai – additional instrumentation (on "Starchasm Pt. 2")
- Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals (on "Starchasm Pt. 2")
;Technical personnel
- Devin Townsend – production, mixing, engineering
References
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{{Devin Townsend}}
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