“ONE SECTION SOUNDS LIKE CRASH BANDICOOT WITH A GUITAR”
Lightwork
INSIDEOUT MUSIC
Canada’s prog-metal mastermind swaps the manic for the oceanic
Devin Townsend yearns to sail away. The Canadian multi-instrumentalist has been poised with his floaties since 2016, when he prematurely bade farewell to his main hustle, The Devin Townsend Project. This was communicated via liner notes for the DTP’s album, in which he posed with a coconut cocktail, next to a dolphin. An extremely clear, normal way to tell people you’re done with a band. Three years later, he paddled into– his most accomplished, overblown record to date, replete with beachthemed merch and seagull noises. offers more nautical nuggets, albeit less frantically.
