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.^[5]

Lightwork
Lightwork cover
Studio album by Devin Townsend
Released	November 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)
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	55:59
Label	HevyDevy, InsideOut Music
Producer	Gggarth, Devin Townsend
Devin Townsend chronology
The Puzzle / Snuggles (2021) Lightwork (2022) PowerNerd (2024)
Singles from Lightwork
"Moonpeople" Released: August 26, 2022 "Call of the Void" Released: September 27, 2022 "Lightworker" Released: October 25, 2022

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10[1]
Kerrang!	3/5[2]
Metal Hammer	[3]
Metal Injection	9/10[4]

Track listing

Lightwork track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Moonpeople"		4:44
2.	"Lightworker"		5:29
3.	"Equinox"		4:39
4.	"Call of the Void"	Townsend, Mattias Eklund, Martin Kennedy	5:53
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

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

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

Weekly chart performance for Lightwork

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	122
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	40
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	9
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	131
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	50
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[15]	11
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[16]	2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[17]	92
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[18]	56

Nightwork

Nightwork
Nightwork cover
Studio album by Devin Townsend
Released	November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
Recorded	Lighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Length	47:51
Label	HevyDevy, InsideOut Music
Producer	Devin Townsend

Nightwork is a bonus album released with the deluxe edition of Lightwork.^[5][19] 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.^[20] Some critics have pointed out the more experimental nature of Nightwork, compared to Lightwork.^[21]

Track listing

Nightwork track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by Devin Townsend.

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