SASKATCHEWAN SINGER-SONGWRITER’S NEW SINGLE “JENNY COME HOME” OUT NOW VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
TOUR DATES BEGIN FEBRUARY 17
(PHOTO CREDIT: COLIN MEDLEY)
Arts & Crafts recently announced the signing of a talented young singer-songwriter named Andy Shauf. A self-produced multi-instrumentalist, Shauf captivated listeners and press with the affecting songs from his album The Bearer of Bad News, recorded in the basement of a home in Regina. After an extensive North American tour with Low this fall, Andy Shauf will be heading out with France’s Lou Doillon in February throughout Ontario and Quebec. Tour stops include Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and more. All dates are listed below.
Shauf’s songs possess a sound that is both familiar – many reviews reference Elliott Smith – and yet there is also something new there, in the lyrics and the unique instrumentation. Exclaim! writes, “Shauf is a more mature songwriter than his age suggests, effortlessly creating an atmosphere of pensive gloom that is somehow also beautifully delicate and spacious,” while Big Takeover offers, “I actually find the way Shauf creates characters and environments to be a lot similar to someone like Bob Dylan.”
Fans of Shauf will hear a noticeable shift in sound on new single “Jenny Come Home”, a jangly, upbeat track unlike anything he has released to date. Shauf delivers a narrative from the perspective of a man who is cheating on his partner and gets caught, masked in luscious production and clarinets recorded by Shauf in Regina’s Studio One and mixed by Rob Schnapf (Kurt Vile, Beck, The Vines). The sound is a lilting and entirely captivating pop song that manages to simultaneously convey a yearning and unfolding heartache.
ANDY SHAUF CANADIAN TOUR DATES WITH LOU DOILLON
Feb 17 – Toronto, ON – The Drake
Feb 19 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Feb 20 – Gatineau, QC – Salle Jean- Despréz
Feb 21 – Quebec City, QC – Salle Albert-Rousseau
Feb 23 – Laval, QC – Annexe 3
Feb 24 – Sherbrooke, QC – Théâtre Granada
Critical Acclaim for Andy Shauf:
“He wrote and recorded it in his parents’ basement, and he came up with what I think will definitely be a top-10 record for me this year.” NPR Music
“Andy Shauf is really cute, but that’s not what makes him such a captivating performer. The Regina, SK singer-songwriter is blunt and sharp, and his latest record contains the perfect balance of artistic uncertainty and absolute spirituality. Think of him as Canada’s modern answer to Nick Drake.” The AV Club
“One of the most outstanding talents we’ve heard in quite some time.” The Line Of Best Fit
“Andy’s Shauf’s acoustic songs made me think of the late Elliott Smith’s beautiful music in that they sound intricate and ghostly.” Huw Stephens, NME / BBC1 Radio Host
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