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.
Track listing
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
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Nightwork
Nightwork is a bonus album released with the deluxe edition of Lightwork. 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. Some critics have pointed out the more experimental nature of Nightwork, compared to Lightwork.
Track listing
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
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