Joe Satriani "What Happens Next"

What Happens Next is the sixteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on January 12, 2018 through Sony Music.

Satriani consciously went in a more simplistic direction than on his previous album, Shockwave Supernova - as opposed to an alien alter ego, this time he wrote songs “about a human being, two feet on the ground, heart pumping, with emotions, dreams, and hopes. That seemed to be the direction I really was yearning for". He referred to it as an 'internal artistic rebirth' and collaborated with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes and producer Mike Fraser.

It was recorded in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with Satriani abandoning progressive elements of his last two albums and utilising a more straightforward, accessible sound he termed "pure rock and soul".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Satriani.

1. "Energy" 3:27
2. "Catbot" 3:38
3. "Thunder High on the Mountain" 4:46
4. "Cherry Blossoms" 4:29
5. "Righteous" 3:34
6. "Smooth Soul" 3:51
7. "Headrush" 3:35
8. "Looper" 3:43
9. "What Happens Next" 4:24
10. "Super Funky Badass" 7:35
11. "Invisible" 4:11
12. "Forever and Ever" 4:04

Total length: 51:17

Eric Caudieux - sound designer, digital editing

Mike Fraser - producing, recording, engeneering, mixing

Adam Ayan - mastering

Geoff Neal - Sunset Sound assistant engeneering

Jaimeson Durr - The Foot Locker assistant engineering

Hayden Watson - assisted engeneering, mixing

Zach Blackstone - assisted engeneering, mixing

Joseph Cultice - photography

Todd Gallopo - art direction, design

TJ River - design