Different Kinds of Light

Different Kinds of Light is the second full-length album from British singer-songwriter Jade Bird. The album was released on 13 August 2021.^[10][11]

Different Kinds of Light
Studio album by Jade Bird
Released	13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)
Recorded	2020[1]
Studio	RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length	40:23
Label	Glassnote
Producer	Dave Cobb
Jade Bird chronology
Jade Bird (2019) Different Kinds of Light (2021) Burn the Hard Drive (2024)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash	8/10[4]
DIY	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	[7]
PopMatters	7/10[8]
Uncut	5/10[9]

Track listing

Different Kinds of Light track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"DKOL"	Jade Bird Lucky Kilmartin	1:33
2.	"Open Up the Heavens"	Bird	2:41
3.	"Honeymoon"	Bird	2:50
4.	"Punchline"	Bird Kilmartin	3:14
5.	"Different Kinds of Light"	Bird Kilmartin	3:05
6.	"Trick Mirror"	Bird	2:33
7.	"I'm Getting Lost"	Bird	3:01
8.	"Houdini"	Bird Kilmartin	3:16
9.	"1994"	Bird	2:14
10.	"Now Is the Time"	Bird	3:35
11.	"Candidate"	Bird Kilmartin	2:29
12.	"Red White and Blue"	Bird Kilmartin	2:41
13.	"Rely On"	Bird Kilmartin	3:47
14.	"Prototype"	Bird Kilmartin	3:16
Total length:			40:23

Different Kinds of Light digital edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Headstart"	Bird	2:22
Total length:			42:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[12]

Musicians

• Jade Bird – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 2–14), electric guitar (2–4, 11), keyboards (3, 4, 7, 13, 14), percussion (3, 14)
• Lucky Kilmartin – modular synthesizer (1), electric guitar (2–7, 9–11, 13, 14), vocals (2–4, 13), percussion (3, 14), acoustic guitar (4), keyboards (11), Moog bass (12)
• Dave Cobb – bass, 12-string acoustic guitar, drums (2); percussion (3, 4, 9, 10, 13, 14), acoustic guitar (6, 7, 10, 14)
• Chris Powell – drums (3–11, 13, 14), percussion (6–8, 10, 11, 13)
• Brian Allen – bass (3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 14)
• Adam Gardner – bass (5, 8, 11)
• Phil Towns – keyboards (5, 8)

Technical

• Dave Cobb – production, mixing (2–15); additional production (1)
• Lucky Kilmartin – production, mixing, recording (1)
• Darrell Thorp – recording (3–14)
• Greg Koller – recording (2)
• Phillip Smith – tracking, assistance
• Pete Lyman – mastering

Visuals

• Liz Hirsch – art direction, design
• Colin Lane – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Different Kinds of Light

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	9
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	27
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15]	3