ANDY SHAUF INVITES YOU TO THE PARTY
SASKATCHEWAN SONGWRITER ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, THE PARTY, OUT MAY 20 ON ARTS & CRAFTS
LISTEN TO LEAD SINGLE “THE MAGICIAN” AND WATCH THE ALBUM TRAILER HERE
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH THE LUMINEERS BEGIN IN APRIL
AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH CASE/LANG/VEIRS BEGIN IN JUNE
PHOTO CREDIT : GEOFF FITZGERALD
On May 20, Arts & Crafts is excited to release an immensely imaginative work from acclaimed young singer-songwriter Andy Shauf called The Party.
With The Party, Shauf masterfully creates a cast of memorable and unique characters. They show up “Early To The Party”, reveal secrets (“To You”) or try to reveal nothing (“The Magician”). In “a city the size of a dinner plate” everyone knew the guy who keeled over after smoking what he promised would be his last pack of cigarettes (“Alexander All Alone”). There’s the girl dancing by herself in the middle of the room, with the “Eyes Of Them All” upon her. One moment you’re dancing with someone who bears an uncanny resemblance to your ex (“Martha Sways”), and later slagging your best friend as a way of endearing yourself to his recently dumped ex (“Quite Like You”).
All of this is set to ornate arrangements of fuzzed-out guitars, string sections, clarinets and dreamy synths, draped over delicate piano, acoustic guitars and rainy-day drums. Listen in on The Party with the lead single “The Magician”.
The Party is not exactly a concept record, but it was a way for the singer-songwriter to get out of his own head. An after-party record, more like it. Or for the hangover the next day, when only Shauf’s songs can make any sense of the emotionally-charged scenarios that played out the night before. When The Party was over, Shauf had no regrets—even if its characters have more than a few. You’re invited to The Party. It’s one you’ll never forget.
The Saskatchewan-based songwriter gained international attention with his previous album, The Bearer of Bad News. NPR called that record one of “2015's most breathtaking albums” and “an appropriately titled collection of mostly grim tales about small town drug addicts, murderous lovers and other weary underachievers.”
Andy Shauf will head to Europe for a string of tour dates with The Lumineers in April, and returns to North America opening for case/lang/veirs on their highly anticipated tour this June.
THE PARTY TRACKLIST
1. The Magician
2. Early To The Party
3. Twist Your Ankle
4. Quite Like You
5. Begin Again
6. The Worst In You
7. To You
8. Eyes Of Them All
9. Alexander All Alone
10. Martha Sways
ANDY SHAUF EUROPEAN AND U.S. TOUR DATES
Apr 14 - Bristol, UK - Academy*
Apr 15 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowlands*
Apr 16 - Edinburgh, UK - Mash House
Apr 17 - Dublin, IE - Olympia*
Apr 18 - Dublin, IE - Olympia*
Apr 19 - Manchester, UK - Albert Hall*
Apr 20 - Liverpool, UK - Studio 2
Apr 21 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Apr 24 - London, UK - Brixton Academy*
Apr 27 - Paris, FR - Le Trianon*
Apr 28 - Brussels, BE - AB*
Apr 29 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg*
Apr 30 - Rotterdam, NL - Paradisjkerk
May 01 - Groningen, NL - Grand Theatre
May 02 - Cologne, DE - E-Werk*
May 04 - Hamburg, DE - Grosse Freiheit 36*
May 06 - Berlin, DE - Admiralspalast*
May 08 - Stockholm, SE - Berns*
May 09 - Oslo, NO - Rockefeller*
May 10 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega*
May 11 - Malmo, SE - Grand
May 12 - Gothenburg, SE - Oceanen
May 16 - Vienna, AT - B72
May 17 - Zurich, CH - Exil
May 18 - Geneva, CH - Kalvingrad
May 19 - Brussels, BE - Botanique
May 20 - Cologne, DE - Gebaude 9
May 21 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow
May 23 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
May 25 - London, UK - Bush Hall
May 26 - Brighton, UK - Hope And Ruin
May 30 - Lille, FR - Le Peniche
May 31 - Paris, FR - Le Macanique
Jun 02 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
*w/ The Lumineers
Jun 09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom w/ Son Little
Jun 22 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey’s **
Jun 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre **
Jun 25 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery **
June 28 - Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre **
June 29 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre **
Jun 30 - Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Amphitheatre **
Jul 02 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre **
Jul 05 - Bend, OR - Athletic Club of Bend **
Jul 26 - Brooklyn, NY - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! **
Jul 27 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre **
Jul 29 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Botanical Garden **
Aug 02- San Antonio, TX - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts **
Aug 03 - Austin, TX - Long Center for the Performing Arts **
Aug 09 - Bayfield, WI - Big Top Chautauqua **
** w/ case/lang/veirs
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.” - Robin Hilton, 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." - Marah Eakin, The AV Club
“One of the most outstanding talents we’ve heard in quite some time.” - Paul Bridgewater, 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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