The Collapse of Everything

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The Collapse of Everything
Adrian Sherwood - The Collapse of Everything.jpg
Studio album by
Released22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)
Length38:07
Label On-U Sound
Adrian Sherwood chronology
Fire
(2023)
The Collapse of Everything
(2025)

The Collapse of Everything is the ninth studio album by English dub record producer Adrian Sherwood. It was released on 22 August 2025 via his On-U Sound Records label. [1] It is Sherwood's first non-collaborative release since 2012 when he released Survival & Resistance .

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

MusicOMH 's Ben Hogwood rated the album four stars and commented, "For in spite of the occasional loss of focus this is a sonic melting pot, welcoming all styles and colours that interact with the legendary producer's instincts." [4]

The album received a four-star rating from AllMusic, whose reviewer Paul Simpson described it as "a powerful, sometimes harrowing work that lives up to Sherwood's lofty standards." [2]

The Arts Desk assigned it a rating of three stars, noting it "shows that Adrian Sherwood is more than capable of bringing plenty to the party without having to rely on the big names." [3]

Track listing

The Collapse of Everything track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Collapse of Everything"3:53
2."Dub Inspector"3:32
3."The Well Is Poisoned (Dub)"3:53
4."Body Roll"3:35
5."Battles Without Honour and Humanity"4:15
6."Spaghetti Best Western"4:33
7."The Great Rewilding"4:00
8."Spirits (Further Education)"3:24
9."Hiroshima Dub Match"3:54
10."The Grand Designer"3:08
Total length:38:07

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp. [5]

Charts

Chart performance for The Collapse of Everything
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [6] 89
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [7] 54
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [8] 20

References

  1. Murray, Robin (2 July 2025). "Adrian Sherwood Announces New Album The Collapse Of Everything". Clash . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "The Collapse of Everything – Adrian Sherwood". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 Oddy, Guy (18 August 2025). "Album: Adrian Sherwood – The Collapse of Everything". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 Hogwood, Ben (22 August 2025). "Adrian Sherwood – The Collapse of Everything". MusicOMH . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. "The Collapse Of Everything, by Adrian Sherwood". Bandcamp . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  7. "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  8. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 August 2025.