Microshift

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Microshift
Album Microshift cover.jpg
Studio album by
Hookworms
Released2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
RecordedSuburban Home Studios (Leeds)
Length46:39
LabelDomino
ProducerMJ (Hookworms)
Hookworms chronology
The Hum
(2014) 		Microshift
(2018)

Microshift is the third studio album, fourth long play record and final album by British rock band Hookworms. It was released on 2 February 2018 by Domino Recording Company. The album's namesake is an audio plug-in.[1] The record is dedicated to "Archie", the band's former live sound engineer.

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
The Guardian5/5 stars[6]
Mojo4/5 stars[7]
NME5/5 stars[8]
Pitchfork7.9/10[9]
Q4/5 stars[10]
Record Collector4/5 stars[11]
The Times5/5 stars[12]
Uncut8/10[13]

Microshift received favourable reviews on release.[3] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 87, based on 18 reviews, indicating universal acclaim.[3]

Track listing[]

Tracks 1–5 and 7–9 were written by Hookworms with lyrics by MJ. Track 6 was written by Alice Merida Richards and Hookworms.

No.TitleLength
1."Negative Space"6:57
2."Static Resistance"3:49
3."Ullswater"7:08
4."The Soft Season"4:01
5."Opener"8:37
6."Each Time We Pass"5:16
7."Boxing Day"2:19
8."Reunion"2:51
9."Shortcomings"5:41
Total length:46:39

Personnel[]

Hookworms

  • EO – guitars, backing vocals, additional percussion
  • JN – drums, percussion
  • JW – guitars
  • MB – bass, modular synthesizer, synthesizers
  • MJ – lyrics, vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, producing, recording, mixing

Additional personnel

  • Alice Mérida Richards – additional vocals and lyrics (track 6); backing vocals – (tracks 1, 2, 4 and 9)
  • Christopher Duffin – tenor and soprano saxophone on (tracks 4, 7 and 8)
  • Richard Formby – additional Modular Synthesizer (track 5)
  • Published by Domino Publishing Co. Ltd
  • Recorded by MJ at Suburban Home Studio, Leeds
  • Mixed by MJ at Suburban Home Studio, Leeds
  • Mastered by Tom Woodhead at Hippocratic Mastering
  • Artwork by Louis Byrne

Charts[]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 18

References[]

  1. ^ "Hookworms talk synths in the studio, crowdfunding and how to avoid sounding like Muse". www.getintothis.co.uk/. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Retrieved 19 Dec 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Microshift by Hookworms". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Microshift – Hookworms". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ O'Neal, Sean (2 February 2018). "Hookworms, Microshift". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ^ Petridis, Alexis (1 February 2018). "Hookworms: Microshift review – vast leap forward into a psychedelic future". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. ^ Snapes, Laura (March 2018). "Small wonder". Mojo (292): 96.
  8. ^ Cochrane, Greg (1 February 2018). "Hookworms – 'Microshift' Album Review". NME. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. ^ Berman, Stuart (5 February 2018). "Hookworms: Microshift". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  10. ^ Segal, Victoria (March 2018). "Hookworms: Microshift". Q (382): 111.
  11. ^ Harley, Kevin (January 2018). "Hookworms – Microshift". Record Collector (475). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  12. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (2 February 2018). "Pop review: Hookworms: Microshift". The Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  13. ^ Hughes, Rob (March 2018). "Hookworms: Microshift". Uncut (250): 30.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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