Havoc and Bright Lights

by Alanis Morissette

Overview

Rebounding from the breakup record of 2008's Flavors of Entanglement, Alanis Morissette is in a sunny mood on Havoc and Bright Lights, her first album in four years and first she's released since leaving her longtime home at Maverick Records. A new home suggests it's time for a rebirth and Havoc and Bright Lights certainly fits the bill, Morissette exuding a quiet bliss as a happy newlywed and mother, a sensibility that's tempered somewhat by Alanis also embracing her role as an elder statesman, hectoring all those young folk eager to become a "tattooed sexy dancing monkey" so they can become a "Celebrity." Such mild condescension doesn't surface all that often, probably because Morissette is in an unusually benevolent mood, settling into her happiness without raising a single doubt or misgiving. Naturally, it follows that her music also feels quite comfortable. Working once again with producer Guy Sigsworth -- he helmed Flavors -- along with his new partner Joe Chiccarelli, Morissette flips Flavors inside out, winding up with a wide-open, cheerful set of adult pop, the kind where the sound matters more than the song. And that's not quite fair to Alanis, for as content as she is, she's still exploring the depths of her satisfaction, working out its pitfalls and plateaus. If the music shortchanges this struggle, presenting it as nothing more than a foregone conclusion, at least Havoc and Bright Lights is as soothing as a Sunday afternoon nap or a warm bath: it's music for when you know you're right where you want to be. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/02/2021
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262019065
Rank:	74188

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alanis Morissette   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Bushnell   Bass
Zac Rae   Keyboards
David Levita   Guitar (Electric)
Jason Orme   Guitar
Joe Chiccarelli   Keyboards
Lyle Workman   Guitar (Electric)
Victor Indrizzo   Drums,Percussion
Julian Coryell   Guitar
Lili Haydn   Violin
Matt Chamberlain   Drums
Mike Farrell   Keyboards
Mike Daly   Guitar (Acoustic)
Guy Sigsworth   Keyboards
Tim Pierce   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Cedric Lemoyne   Bass
Jeff Babko   Keyboards
Sean Hurley   Bass
Chris Elms   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Joe Chiccarelli   Producer,Drum Programming
Emily Lazar   Mastering
Mike Elizondo   Composer,Lyricist
Guy Sigsworth   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Drum Programming,Additional Production
Bill Mims   Engineer
Glen Ballard   Composer,Lyricist
Hirakawa   Photography
Csaba Petocz   Mixing,Engineer
Alanis Morissette   Composer,Lyricist
David Campbell   Woodwind Arrangement,Woodwind Arrangement
Chris Elms   Editing,Engineer,Pro-Tools,Programming
Morgan Stratton   Engineer
Joe LaPorta   Mastering
Mishka Westell   Design
Geoff Neal   Engineer