Interview and Live Photos by Robert Cavuoto
Photo Credit: Adrian Hextall
Devin Townsend will release his new musical masterpiece, Lightwork, on October 28th via Inside Out Music.
After months of hard work through the pandemic, Devin is excited to release an album to reflect on what he and many people have gone through post-pandemic. Lightwork represents the music and the act of creating music as a kind of “light in the dark” while trying to navigate the seemingly endless challenges that life can often present. When things seem like there’s no way out or a situation becomes seemingly impossible, the connection to music, family, and creativity became a light in the dark that ended up in this album. The one consistent idea with Devin’s music throughout his 30-year career is that he’s rarely consistent in what is expected from him and Lightwork follows that ideology perfectly with a diverse “light and dark” array of songs, from the orchestral and almost operatic “Moonpeople” to the metal thrasher “Dimensions” to the peacefully lulling of “Call of The Void.”
The tracklisting for Lightwork is:
1) Moonepeople
2) Lightworker
3) Equinox
4) Call Of The Void
5) Heartbreaker
6) Dimensions
7) Celestial Signals
8) Heavy Burden
9) Vacation
10) Children Of God
It was a pleasure speaking with Devin about the release of Lightwork. In my interview, he shares his insight into why he opted to use a producer for it, how self-editing comes into play with how long a song should be, and how he determines which songs can be performed live based on their complexity. Please follow My Global Mind on Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, and subscribe to their YouTube channel.
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Devin will embark on a European headline tour in early 2023. The full list of dates can be found below:
FEBRUARY 2023
21 Tues NO – Oslo, Sentrum Scene
23 Thu FI – Helsinki, House of Culture
24 Fri FI – Tampere, Pakkahuone
25 Sat FI – Oulu, Tullisali
27 Mon SE – Stockholm, Cirkus
28 Tues SE – Gothenburg, Pustervik
MARCH 2023
1 Wed DK – Copenhagen, Amager Bio
3 Fri NL – Tilburg, 013
4 Sat DE – Cologne, Carlswerk Victoria
5 Sun FR – Lille, Le Splendid
7 Tues DE – Leipzig, WERK 2
8 Wed DE – Frankfurt, Batschkapp
10 Fri CH – Zurich, X-tra
11 Sat DE – Munich, Backstage Werk
13 Mon AT – Dornbirn, Conrad Sohm
14 Tues IT – Milan, Live Club
16 Thu ES – Barcelona, Razzmatazz
17 Fri ES – Madrid, La Riviera
18 Sat PT – Lisbon, Cineteatro Capitólio
20 Mon FR – Toulouse, Le Bikini
21 Tues FR – Marseille, Le Moulin
22 Wed FR – Clermont Ferrand, La Coopérative De Mai
24 Fri BE – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
25 Sat DE – Stuttgart, LKA-Longhorn
26 Sun FR – Paris, L’Olympia
28 Tues UK – Bexhill-on-Sea, De La Warr Pavilion
29 Wed UK – Bristol, Academy
31 Fri UK – Manchester, Academy
APRIL 2023
1 Sat UK – Nottingham, Rock City
2 Sun UK – Newcastle, University
4 Tues UK – Wolves, KK’s Steel Mill
5 Wed UK – Norwich, UEA