2020 studio album by Andy Shauf
The Neon Skyline Released January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24 ) Length 34 :51 Label Anti- Producer Andy Shauf
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The Neon Skyline (2020)
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The Neon Skyline is the sixth studio album by Canadian musician Andy Shauf . It was released on January 24, 2020, under Anti- .[ 9]
A tour in support of the album was scheduled for February 2020, but was postponed to August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 10] [ 11]
President Barack Obama featured the title track, "Neon Skyline", on his 2020 summer playlist .[ 12] Commenting on this honor, Shauf stated, "It’s cool to think that Obama, or the Obamas together, have listened to my music. It’s a really nice feeling to think my music has gone that far."[ 12]
Critical reception
The Neon Skyline was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 12 reviews.[ 1]
Accolades
Track listing
All tracks are written and arranged by Andy Shauf .
The Neon Skyline track listingTitle 1. "Neon Skyline" 3:38 2. "Where Are You Judy" 3:21 3. "Clove Cigarette" 2:55 4. "Thirteen Hours" 2:58 5. "Things I Do" 2:27 6. "Living Room" 3:05 7. "Dust Kids" 2:40 8. "The Moon" 3:36 9. "Try Again" 3:48 10. "Fire Truck" 3:21 11. "Changer" 3:02 Total length: 34:51
Personnel
Charts
References
^ a b "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Spring, Christopher (February 4, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review" . Clash . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Bobkin, Matt (January 24, 2020). "Exclaim! Review" . Exclaim! . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Haworth, Jamie (January 20, 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review" . Loud and Quiet . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Gillis, Carla (January 24, 2020). "Andy Shauf sets an entire album at Parkdale's Skyline diner" . Now . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Martin, Clare (January 28, 2020). "Andy Shauf Is Everyone's Favorite Drinking Buddy on The Neon Skyline" . Paste . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Sodomsky, Sam (January 30, 2020). "Pitchfork Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Minsker, Evan (October 23, 2019). "Andy Shauf Announces New Album" . Pitchfork . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ Gregory, Allie (October 23, 2019). "Andy Shauf Announces New Album 'The Neon Skyline,' Hits Canada on World Tour" . Exclaim! . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ "Tour - Andy Shauf" . AndyShauf.com . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ a b "Saskatchewan native Andy Shauf on Barack Obama's summer playlist" . Global News . Retrieved 2020-12-13 .
^ Billboard Staff (June 9, 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ "Top 50 Albums of 2020" . Consequence of Sound . December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020 .
^ "Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2020" . Exclaim! . December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020 .
^ Gabey, Ged (December 3, 2020). "Louder Than War's Albums of the Year" . Louder than War . Retrieved December 4, 2020 .
^ "Best Albums of 2020 So Far" . Stereogum . June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2020" . Stereogum . December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020 .
^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020" . Under the Radar . January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021 .
^ "Andy Shauf Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ "Andy Shauf Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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