ANDY SHAUF STREAMS UPCOMING ALBUM AHEAD OF RELEASE DATE
SASKATCHEWAN SONGWRITER’S THE PARTY, OUT MAY 20 ON ARTS & CRAFTS
EUROPEAN TOUR CONTINUES THIS WEEK
AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH CASE/LANG/VEIRS BEGIN IN JUNE
“Using sharp snapshots and strange characters, Shauf paints an endearing sketch of his house party’s many moods” MOJO
“as though Shauf made a feature film, providing settings, characters and colour to fill out a full motion picture with just 10 songs” CBC Music
“robustly realized” NPR
“The Party is definitely worth celebrating” Uncut
PHOTO CREDIT : COLIN MEDLEY
Today, fans of acclaimed Saskatchewan singer-songwriter Andy Shauf can listen to his highly anticipated album The Party ahead of its release date via CBC Music.
Out May 20 via Arts & Crafts, Shauf masterfully creates a cast of memorable and unique characters within The Party. 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 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, all draped over delicate piano, acoustic guitars and rainy-day drums.
LISTEN TO ANDY SHAUF’S THE PARTY VIA CBC MUSIC HERE
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 is currently on tour in Europe after just finishing up a string of dates with The Lumineers and will return to North America for performances with case/lang/veirs in June including stops in Victoria and Vancouver. Shauf will also appear at The Winnipeg Folk Festival and Hillside Festival in July. Full tour dates can be found below.
PRE-ORDER THE PARTY HERE
STREAM OR PURCHASE ANDY SHAUF MUSIC HERE
WATCH ANDY SHAUF PERFORM SELECTIONS FROM THE PARTY VIA CBC’S FIRST PLAY LIVE HERE
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 ON TOUR
May 14 – Berlin, DE – Baumhausbar
May 15 – Prague, CZ - Le Royal
May 16 - Vienna, AT - B72
May 17 - Zurich, CH - Exil
May 18 - Geneva, CH - Kalvingrad
May 19 - Brussels, BE – Botanique
May 20 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow
May 21 - Cologne, DE - Gebaude 9
May 23 - Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso w/ Evening Hymns
May 25 - London, UK - Bush Hall w/ Evening Hymns
May 26 - Brighton, UK - Hope And Ruin w/ Evening Hymns
May 30 - Lille, FR - Le Peniche
May 31 - Paris, FR - La Mécanique Ondulatoire
Jun 02/03 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
*w/ The Lumineers
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
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 03 - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Pavillion **
Jul 05 - Bend, OR - Athletic Club of Bend **
Jul 09 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Folk Festival
Jul 22-24 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Festival
Jul 23 – Lowell, MA - Boarding House Park **
Jul 26 - Brooklyn, NY - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! **
Jul 27 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre **
Jul 29 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Botanical Garden **
Jul 31 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theatre **
Aug 02 - San Antonio, TX - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts **
Aug 03 - Austin, TX - Long Center for the Performing Arts **
Aug 04 – Dallas, TX - Winspear Opera House **
Aug 06 – Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium **
Aug 07 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre **
Aug 09 - Bayfield, WI - Big Top Chautauqua **
Aug 10 – Apple Valley, MN - Weesner Amphitheater **
** w/ case/lang/veirs
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