Microshift is the third studio album, fourth long play record and final album by British rock band Hookworms. It was released on 2 February 2018 by Domino Recording Company. The album's namesake is an audio plug-in. The record is dedicated to "Archie", the band's former live sound engineer.
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Critical reception
Microshift received positive reviews upon its release, with an average score of 87 out of 100 based on 18 reviews from mainstream critics on Metacritic, indicating universal acclaim.
Track listing Tracks 1–5 and 7–9 were written by Hookworms with lyrics by MJ. Track 6 was written by Alice Mérida Richards and Hookworms.
Personnel Hookworms EO – guitars, backing vocals, additional percussion JN – drums, percussion JW – guitars MB – bass, modular synthesizer, synthesizers MJ – lyrics, vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, producing, recording, mixing
Additional personnel Alice Mérida Richards – additional vocals and lyrics ; backing vocals – Christopher Duffin – tenor and soprano saxophone on Richard Formby – additional Modular Synthesizer Published by Domino Publishing Co. Ltd Recorded by MJ at Suburban Home Studio, Leeds Mixed by MJ at Suburban Home Studio, Leeds Mastered by Tom Woodhead at Hippocratic Mastering Artwork by Louis Byrne
Charts Chart (2018)Peakposition
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