Shapeshifting (Joe Satriani album)

Shapeshifting
Studio album by
Joe Satriani
ReleasedApril 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)
StudioPLYRZ Studios, Valencia, CA, US
GenreInstrumental rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length46:23
LabelSony Music
Producer
Joe Satriani chronology
What Happens Next
(2018) 		Shapeshifting
(2020) 		The Elephants of Mars
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]

Shapeshifting is the seventeenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on April 10, 2020, through Sony Music. Satriani co-produced the album with Jim Scott, with it featuring a "wide variety of styles".[3] The album was preceded by the lead single "Nineteen Eighty".[4] This is Satriani's last album to be released through Sony Music, as he had switched labels to earMUSIC for his next album, The Elephants of Mars (2022).[5]

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Glass, Polly (April 10, 2020). "Joe Satriani's Shapeshifting: a thoughtful display of textures and tones". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 12, 2020 – via Loudersound.
  3. ^ "Joe Satriani's eclectic new album, 'Shapeshifting,' get its release today". ABC News Radio. April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Wilkening, Matthew (April 8, 2020). "How Joe Satriani Rejected All Sense of Comfort on 'Shapeshifting'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "JOE SATRIANI Announces 'The Elephants Of Mars' Album, Releases 'Sahara' Single". Blabbermouth.net. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.