Microshift Explained

Microshift
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hookworms
Cover:	Album Microshift cover.jpg
Recorded:	Suburban Home Studios (Leeds)
Label:	Domino
Producer:	MJ (Hookworms)
Prev Title:	The Hum
Prev Year:	2014

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

Microshift received positive reviews upon its release, with an average score of 87 out of 100 based on 18 reviews from mainstream critics on Metacritic, indicating universal acclaim.

Track listing

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

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 ; backing vocals –
• Christopher Duffin – tenor and soprano saxophone on
  • Richard Formby – additional Modular Synthesizer 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hookworms talk synths in the studio, crowdfunding and how to avoid sounding like Muse. www.getintothis.co.uk/. 19 February 2018.
2. Web site: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 19 Dec 2019.