"Rather than copy the blockbuster variety and scale of Empath, Lightwork aims for humbler and more approachable resonances. Even so, it's another monumentally meaningful and ambitious journey as only Townsend could produce. Like much of his work, its musical and thematic virtues expand with each listen, fully enveloping listeners in a technically and creatively brilliant web of emotions and philosophies. In that way, it harnesses everything that's made his work since 2007's Ziltoid the Omniscient so spiritually and sonically rich. It's utterly remarkable".