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.[1]

Lightwork
Lightwork cover
Studio album by
Devin Townsend
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
Studio
  • The Warehouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
  • The Farm (Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada)
  • The Armoury (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
  • Lighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Length55:59
LabelHevyDevy, InsideOut Music
ProducerGggarth, Devin Townsend
Devin Townsend chronology
The Puzzle / Snuggles
(2021)		 Lightwork
(2022)
Singles from Lightwork
  1. "Moonpeople"
    Released: August 26, 2022
  2. "Call of the Void"
    Released: September 27, 2022
  3. "Lightworker"
    Released: October 25, 2022

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Devin Townsend; all music is composed by Townsend, except where noted

Lightwork track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Moonpeople" 4:44
2."Lightworker" 5:29
3."Equinox" 4:39
4."Call of the Void"Townsend, Mattias Eklundh, Martin Kennedy5:53
5."Heartbreaker" 7:00
6."Dimensions" 5:23
7."Celestial Signals"Townsend, Diego Tejeida (ending)5:12
8."Heavy Burden" 4:23
9."Vacation" 3:10
10."Children of God" 10:06
Total length:55:59

Personnel

Charts
Weekly chart performance for Lightwork
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 122
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 40
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 131
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 50
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[11] 11
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[12] 2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[13] 92
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[14] 56

Nightwork
Nightwork
Nightwork cover
Studio album by
Devin Townsend
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
RecordedLighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Length47:51
LabelHevyDevy, InsideOut Music
ProducerDevin Townsend

Nightwork is a bonus album released with the deluxe edition of Lightwork.[1][15] 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.[16] Some critics have pointed out the more experimental nature of Nightwork, compared to Lightwork.[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Devin Townsend

Nightwork track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Starchasm, Pt. 2"4:34
2."Stampys Blaster"0:38
3."Factions"5:13
4."Yogi"3:57
5."Precious Sardine"10:14
6."Hope Is in the World"4:16
7."Children of Dog"6:45
8."Sober"4:37
9."Boogus"3:33
10."Carry Me Home"4:04
Total length:47:51

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
  1. "Lightwork". Devin Townsend's Official Website. HeavyDevy. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  2. "Austriancharts.at – Devin Townsend – Lightwork" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Devin Townsend – Lightwork" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Devin Townsend – Lightwork" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  5. "Devin Townsend: Lightwork" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  6. "Lescharts.com – Devin Townsend – Lightwork". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Devin Townsend – Lightwork" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Devin Townsend – Lightwork". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  11. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  12. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  13. "Devin Townsend Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  14. "Devin Townsend Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  15. "Devin Townsend Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  16. "DEVIN TOWNSEND - Lightwork Track-By-Track Part 11: Nightwork Bonus Album". BraveWords. February 22, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  17. Adams, Gregory (November 3, 2022). "Devin Townsend: "I don't love playing guitar solos, but I think I'm good at them"". Guitar World. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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