{"product_id":"andy-shauf-the-party-lp","title":"ANDY SHAUF 'THE PARTY' LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eLABEL: ANTI \u003cbr\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: 5\/20\/2016\u003cbr\u003eORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e5\/20\/2016\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: BLACK VINYL LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy Shauf - He's a sad-sack Saskatchewanian songwriter who grew up in a tiny town (pop. 919) off the Trans-Canada Highway somewhere between Swift Current and Moose Jaw. His breakthrough album was called Bearer of Bad News. But don't feel bad for Andy Shauf. Social invitations have been pouring in from Jeff Tweedy, Nick Hornby, and Low (for whom he opened two U.S. tours in 2015). The Party is a series of character sketches, ostensibly set at a specific gathering. It's not exactly a concept record or a John Hughes script for a Robert Altman film, but writing it was definitely a way for Shauf to get out of his own head. The Party will spawn no hangover regrets for its creator, even if its characters have more than a few. On it, awkward characters show up \"Early to the Party,\" dance in the living room (\"Martha Sways\"), and either reveal life-changing secrets (\"To You\") or try their hardest to reveal nothing at all (\"The Magician\"). fuzzed-out guitars collide with string sections and dreamy synths, all draped over delicate piano, acoustic guitars, and rainy-day drums. Oh, and clarinet. On Bearer of Bad News, Shauf started out with 100 songs and whittled it down to 11. This time, with a clearer vision and narrative construct in mind, he focused on 15 and cut it to 10. Brevity is key: these vignettes are rooted in classic pop songwriting, with shades of the Shins, Belle and Sebastian, and Grandaddy seeping into Shauf's modern arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE 1\u003cbr\u003e1 The Magician\u003cbr\u003e2 Early to the Party\u003cbr\u003e3 Twist Your Ankle\u003cbr\u003e4 Quite Like You\u003cbr\u003e5 Begin Again\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE 2\u003cbr\u003e1 The Worst in You\u003cbr\u003e2 To You\u003cbr\u003e3 Eyes of Them All\u003cbr\u003e4 Alexander All Alone\u003cbr\u003e5 Martha Sways\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67647363744045,"sku":"ANDY-SHAUF-THE PARTY-LP","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/2910\/4685\/files\/3335251.jpg?v=1792011201","url":"https:\/\/shop.altpress.com\/products\/andy-shauf-the-party-lp","provider":"Alternative Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}