The Collapse of Everything

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. It is Sherwood's first non-collaborative release since 2012 when he released Survival & Resistance.

The Collapse of Everything
Studio album by Adrian Sherwood
Released	22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)
Length	38:07
Label	On-U Sound
Producer	Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood chronology
Fire (2023) The Collapse of Everything (2025)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Arts Desk
MusicOMH

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."

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."

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."

Track listing

The Collapse of Everything track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Collapse of Everything"	Adrian Sherwood Mark Bandola Alex White	3:53
2.	"Dub Inspector"	Sherwood	3:32
3.	"The Well Is Poisoned (Dub)"	Brian Eno	3:53
4.	"Body Roll"	Sherwood Doug Wimbish White	3:35
5.	"Battles Without Honour and Humanity"	Sherwood Paul Yebuah	4:15
6.	"Spaghetti Best Western"	Sherwood Peter Harris Wimbish	4:33
7.	"The Great Rewilding"	Sherwood Bandola	4:00
8.	"Spirits (Further Education)"	Sherwood Bandola	3:24
9.	"Hiroshima Dub Match"	Sherwood Bandola Wimbish	3:54
10.	"The Grand Designer"	Sherwood Bandola Wimbish	3:08
Total length:			38:07

Japanese edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Let's Come Together" (featuring Lee "Scratch" Perry)	Sherwood Lee Perry Wimbish	3:13
12.	"Russian Oscillator"	Sherwood	3:30
13.	"Cold War Skank"	Sherwood Bandola Wimbish	3:24
Total length:			48:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp and Tidal.

• Adrian Sherwood – production, mixing
• Matthew Smyth – engineering (all tracks), drum programming (track 5)
• Frank Merritt – mastering
• Peter Harris – artwork; guitar, vocals (6)
• Doug Wimbish – bass (1–4, 6, 9, 10)
• Mark Bandola – guitar (1, 4, 7, 9, 10), synthesizers (2, 5, 8, 10), bass (7)
• Alex White – saxophone (2, 4), flute (1, 4), reed organ (4)
• Cyrus Richards – piano, keyboards (1, 2, 7)
• Keith LeBlanc – drums (4, 8)
• Chris Joyce – drums (7, 9)
• Ivan "Celloman" Hussey – cello (3, 8, 10)
• Jazzwad – synthesizers (5, 8)
• Gaudi – synthesizer (2), piano (9)
• Horseman – percussion (2, 10)
• Brian Eno – guitar, vocals, effects (3)
• Dave Fullwood – flugelhorn (2)
• Alan Glen – harmonica (6)
• Crocodile – effects

Charts

Chart performance for The Collapse of Everything

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)	89
UK Albums Sales (OCC)	54
UK Independent Albums (OCC)	20