The Party

Description

The young Saskatchewan multi-instrumentalist composer has come a long way since his breakthrough album, The Bearer of Bad News. Praised by Jeff Tweedy and even Nick Hornby, he was invited to open for Low on their US tour. Now it’s his turn to invite you to The Party. For his first album on ANTI, Andy Shauf offers a series of portraits presented across ten tracks he carefully selected. More mature and more structured than its predecessor, The Party tells a story in which dreamy synths, fuzz and acoustic guitars collide, all wrapped in delicate piano… not to mention the clarinet! Built on a classic pop foundation, his songwriting hints at echoes of Belle & Sebastian, the Shins and Grandaddy. And it’s certainly no coincidence that he is the first Saskatchewan musician to sign with an international label since Joni Mitchell and Buffy Sainte-Marie…