Microshift

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Microshift
Album Microshift cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
RecordedSuburban Home Studios (Leeds)
Length46:39
Label Domino
Producer MJ (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.

Contents

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 87/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club B [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [12]
Uncut 8/10 [13]

Microshift received positive reviews upon its release, [3] with an average score of 87 out of 100 based on 18 reviews from mainstream critics on Metacritic, 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

Additional personnel

Charts

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

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