Different Kinds of Light

Different Kinds of Light
Studio album by Jade Bird
Released	13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)
Recorded	2020 [1]
Studio	RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length	40:23
Label	Glassnote
Producer	Dave Cobb
Jade Bird chronology
Jade Bird (2019) Different Kinds of Light (2021) Burn the Hard Drive (2024)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash	8/10 [4]
DIY	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	[7]
PopMatters	7/10 [8]
Uncut	5/10 [9]

Different Kinds of Light is the second full-length album from British singer-songwriter Jade Bird. The album was released on 13 August 2021. ^{[10] [11]}

Track listing

Different Kinds of Light track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"DKOL"	Jade Bird Lucky Kilmartin	1:33
2.	"Open Up the Heavens"	Bird	2:41
3.	"Honeymoon"	Bird	2:50
4.	"Punchline"	Bird Kilmartin	3:14
5.	"Different Kinds of Light"	Bird Kilmartin	3:05
6.	"Trick Mirror"	Bird	2:33
7.	"I'm Getting Lost"	Bird	3:01
8.	"Houdini"	Bird Kilmartin	3:16
9.	"1994"	Bird	2:14
10.	"Now Is the Time"	Bird	3:35
11.	"Candidate"	Bird Kilmartin	2:29
12.	"Red White and Blue"	Bird Kilmartin	2:41
13.	"Rely On"	Bird Kilmartin	3:47
14.	"Prototype"	Bird Kilmartin	3:16
Total length:			40:23

Different Kinds of Light digital edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Headstart"	Bird	2:22
Total length:			42:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[12]

Musicians

• Jade Bird – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 2–14), electric guitar (2–4, 11), keyboards (3, 4, 7, 13, 14), percussion (3, 14)
• Lucky Kilmartin – modular synthesizer (1), electric guitar (2–7, 9–11, 13, 14), vocals (2–4, 13), percussion (3, 14), acoustic guitar (4), keyboards (11), Moog bass (12)
• Dave Cobb – bass, 12-string acoustic guitar, drums (2); percussion (3, 4, 9, 10, 13, 14), acoustic guitar (6, 7, 10, 14)
• Chris Powell – drums (3–11, 13, 14), percussion (6–8, 10, 11, 13)
• Brian Allen – bass (3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 14)
• Adam Gardner – bass (5, 8, 11)
• Phil Towns – keyboards (5, 8)

Technical

• Dave Cobb – production, mixing (2–15); additional production (1)
• Lucky Kilmartin – production, mixing, recording (1)
• Darrell Thorp – recording (3–14)
• Greg Koller – recording (2)
• Phillip Smith – tracking, assistance
• Pete Lyman – mastering

Visuals

• Liz Hirsch – art direction, design
• Colin Lane – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Different Kinds of Light

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13]	9
UK Albums (OCC) [14]	27
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15]	3

References

1. Daly, Rhian (5 November 2020). "Jade Bird on the "community" of her new single 'Headstart' and making an album in a pandemic". NME . Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
2. "Critic Reviews for Different Kinds of Light". Metacritic . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
3. Monger, Timothy. "Jade Bird – Different Kinds of Light". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
4. Church, Sophie (9 August 2021). "Jade Bird – Different Kinds of Light". Clash . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
5. Dixon, Louisa (13 August 2021). "Jade Bird – Different Kinds of Light". DIY . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
6. "Jade Bird – Different Kinds of Light". Mojo . September 2021. p. 88.
7. Geraghty, Hollie (10 August 2021). "Jade Bird – Different Kinds of Light review: eclectic follow-up stays true to her roots". NME . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
8. Horowitz, Steve (12 August 2021). "Jade Bird seeks Different Kinds of Light". PopMatters . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
9. "Jade Bird – Different Kinds of Light". Uncut . September 2021. p. 25.
10. Moore, Sam (20 May 2021). "Jade Bird announces her new album Different Kinds of Light". NME. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
11. Kenneally, Cerys. "Jade Bird announces second album with title-track "Different Kinds of Light"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 28 July 2021.
12. Different Kinds of Light (Media notes). Jade Bird. Glassnote Records. 13 August 2021.
13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
15. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2021.