{"product_id":"andy-shauf-the-party","title":"Andy Shauf - The Party","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing includes digital download. Andy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSocial 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Party will spawn no hangover regrets for it's creator, even if it's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOh, 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","brand":"Vinyl.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49971424297202,"sku":"045778745616","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/3335251.jpg?v=1787568986","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/andy-shauf-the-party","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}