Lightwork

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

Charts

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

References