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Andy Shauf

{{Short description|Canadian singer-songwriter}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Andy Shauf

| image = Andy_Shauf.jpg

| caption = Shauf performing on stage

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|05|26}}

| birth_place = Estevan, Saskatchewan

| origin = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| genre = {{hlist|Indie pop|folk rock|baroque pop|jazz rock}}

| instruments = {{hlist|Guitar|drums|clarinet}}

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| years_active = 2000s–present

| label = Arts & Crafts, ANTI-

| associated_acts = Foxwarren

| website = [https://andyshauf.com/ andyshauf.com]

}}

Andy Shauf is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Regina, Saskatchewan.[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/andy_shauf_channels_his_inner_awkwardness_for_the_party "Andy Shauf Channels His Inner Awkwardness for 'The Party'"]. Exclaim!, 20 May 2016. He plays several instruments, including guitar, drums, and clarinet.Carla Gillis, [https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/andy-shauf-moves-to-toronto/ "Andy Shauf moves to Toronto"]. Now, 15 November 2016.

Early life

Shauf was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, grew up in Bienfait, and later moved to Regina. His parents ran an electronics and music store, giving him access to a variety of instruments. He played Christian music with his parentsRon Johnson, [http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/November-2016/Toronto-singer-songwriter-Andy-Shauf-on-his-latest-album-ahead-of-his-Virgin-Mod-Club-show-tonight/ "Toronto singer-songwriter Andy Shauf on his latest album ahead of his Virgin Mod Club show tonight"]. Post City Toronto, 22 November 2016. and was a drummer in the Christian pop punk band Captain until 2006.

Career

File:Andy shauf 2018.jpg

After two self-released albums in 2006{{Cite web |title=Love and the Memories of It by Andy Shauf |url=https://genius.com/albums/Andy-shauf/Love-and-the-memories-of-it |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Genius |language=en}} and 2007{{Cite web |title=Grandpa Songs by Andy Shauf |url=https://genius.com/albums/Andy-shauf/Grandpa-songs |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Genius |language=en}} respectively, Shauf released two albums on Hopeless Records: Darker Days (2009)[https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/05/andy-shauf-the-partys-gracious-host.html "Andy Shauf, The Party's Gracious Host"], Paste, 26 May 2016. and Waiting for the Sun to Leave (2010).{{cite web |title=Waiting for the Sun to Leave by Andy Shauf on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/waiting-for-the-sun-to-leave/488192962 |accessdate=17 July 2023 |work=Apple Music (US)}} These were followed by the self-released EP Sam Jones Feeds His Demons (2012).{{Cite web |title=Sam Jones Feeds His Demons, by Andy Shauf |url=https://andyshauf.bandcamp.com/album/sam-jones-feeds-his-demons |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Andy Shauf |language=en}}

He released the album The Bearer of Bad News independently in 2012.[http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/bad-news-bearer/Content?oid=14894044 "Bad News Bearer"], Portland Mercury, 4 February 2015. The album was re-released in 2015 on Tender Loving Empire and Party Damage Records. The song "Wendell Walker" from the album was shortlisted for the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_songwriting_prize_finalists_announced "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Finalists Announced"], Exclaim!, 9 June 2016.

In 2015, Shauf signed to Arts & Crafts Productions in Canada and ANTI- internationally, releasing the non-album single "Jenny Come Home" as his first release on both labels.[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/andy_shauf_signs_with_anti_arts_crafts_shares_new_song "Andy Shauf Signs to Arts & Crafts/Anti-, Shares New Song"], Exclaim!, 16 October 2015. "Jenny Come Home" was Shauf's breakthrough on Canadian radio, charting on both CBC Radio 2's Radio 2 Top 20[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2016/1/Radio-2-Top-20-January-8-Alessia-Cara-kicks-off-the-new-year-with-a-new-number-one "Radio 2 Top 20 January 8: Alessia Cara kicks off the new year with a new number one"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/ |date=1 March 2016 }}, CBC Radio 2, 8 January 2016. and CBC Radio 3.[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/12/CBC-Radio-3s-top-103-Canadian-indie-songs-of-2015 "CBC Radio 3’s top 103 Canadian indie songs of 2015"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/ |date=1 March 2016 }}, CBC Radio 3, 22 December 2015.

Through early 2016, he toured Europe as an opening act for the Lumineers,[https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/local-arts/good-news-keeping-rolling-in-for-andy-shauf "Good news keeping rolling in for Andy Shauf"]. Regina Leader-Post, 17 June 2016. and he moved from Saskatchewan to Toronto in April that year.

Shauf's album The Party was released in May 2016. After some experimental recordings with a group of musicians, Shauf ended up playing almost all of the instruments on the album himself,Ben Rayner, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/11/21/andy-shauf-doesnt-play-well-with-others.html "Andy Shauf doesn't play well with others"], Toronto Star, 21 November 2016.Mike Usinger, [https://www.straight.com/music/806801/andy-shauf-found-out-hes-better-alone-sometimes "Andy Shauf found out that he’s better off alone sometimes"], The Georgia Straight, 12 October 2016. with the exception of the string arrangements, which were written and performed by Colin Nealis.{{Cite news |last=Katzif |first=Mike |date=2016-05-12 |title=Review: Andy Shauf, 'The Party' |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/05/12/477030942/first-listen-andy-shauf-the-party |access-date=2022-03-27}}{{Cite web |title=Recent Albums |url=http://www.colinsigor.com/albums |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Colin Sigor}} The album was a shortlisted finalist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/andy-shauf-polaris-music-prize-1.3638788 "Saskatchewan's Andy Shauf makes the 2016 Polaris Music Prize long list"], CBC News, 16 June 2016.Devin Pacholik, [https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/local-arts/andy-shauf-a-bigger-profile-same-humble-songwriter "Andy Shauf: A bigger profile, same humble songwriter"], Regina Leader-Post, 6 October 2016. and has since been noted by some as the first album to win Shauf widespread recognition.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-27 |title=Andy Shauf Gives New Life to a Dying Romance on Wilds |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/andy-shauf/wilds-album-review/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=pastemagazine.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Andy Shauf On Anticlimactic Storytelling & 'The Neon Skyline': "Essentially It's An Album About Nothing" |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/andy-shauf-anticlimactic-storytelling-neon-skyline-essentially-its-album-about-nothing |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=www.grammy.com}} Following the album's release, Shauf toured throughout 2017 with a five-piece band.{{cite news |last1=Greene |first1=Sarah |title=Andy Shauf Main Stage, Sudbury ON, July 9 |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/andy_shauf-main_stage_sudbury_on_july_9 |accessdate=21 January 2019 |work=exclaim.ca |date=10 July 2017 |language=en-ca}}

In 2018, Shauf released an album with D. A. Kissick, Avery Kissick and Dallas Bryson, under the band name Foxwarren.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/andy_shauf_announces_new_lp_with_foxwarren "Andy Shauf Announces New LP with Foxwarren"], Exclaim!, 5 November 2018. The self-titled album was released on 30 November 2018 and received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.Melody Lau, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/alessia-cara-and-tory-lanez-lead-the-2020-juno-nominations-1.5436386 "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations"], CBC Music, 28 January 2019.

On 23 October 2019, Shauf announced that a new album, The Neon Skyline, would be released 24 January 2020.Allie Gregory, [http://exclaim.ca/music/article/andy_shauf_announces_new_album_the_neon_skyline "Andy Shauf Announces New Album 'The Neon Skyline,' Hits Canada on World Tour"], Exclaim!, 23 October 2019. A single, "Things I Do", was released the same day. After the release of The Neon Skyline, Barack Obama featured the title track on his 2020 summer playlist.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1295484711566024705 |title=Archived copy |website=twitter.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817221727/https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1295484711566024705 |archive-date=17 August 2020 |url-status=dead}} 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."{{Cite web|title=Saskatchewan native Andy Shauf on Barack Obama's summer playlist|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7285131/saskatchewan-andy-shauf-barack-obama-summer-playlist/|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Global News|language=en-US}}

On 24 September 2021, Shauf released the album Wilds, a collection nine songs written and recorded at the same time as The Neon Skyline and described as a "companion piece" to it.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-24 |title=Wilds |url=https://andyshauf.com/music/wilds |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Andy Shauf |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Andy Shauf: Wilds |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/andy-shauf-wilds/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

On 10 February 2023, Shauf released Norm. The concept album follows a stalker and has been praised for its use of unreliable narrators and its sinister undertones.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title='Norm': Andy Shauf's sweet, creepy postmodernist masterpiece - Far Out Magazine |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/norm-andy-shauf-masterpiece/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |date=2023-02-10 |title=On the Exquisitely Crafted 'Norm', Andy Shauf Channels God and Tells a Twisted Love Story: Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/andy-shauf-norm-album-review-1235518990/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pappis |first=Konstantinos |date=2023-02-10 |title=Andy Shauf Breaks Down Every Song on His New Album 'Norm' |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2023/02/10/andy-shauf-breaks-down-every-song-on-his-new-album-norm/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Our Culture |language=en-GB}} The album was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/2023-polaris-music-prize-long-list-feist-jessie-reyez-and-more-1.6871592 "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more"], CBC Music, 13 June 2023.

In May 2025, Foxwarren released the album 2.Ethan Shanfeld, [https://variety.com/2025/music/news/foxwarren-new-album-andy-shauf-1236413621/ "How Foxwarren Made a Folk Rock Album With a Hip-Hop Ethos"]. Variety, May 30, 2025.

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| CAN
{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/andy-shauf/chart-history/cna/ |title=Andy Shauf – Chart History: Canadian Albums |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=21 February 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
Heat
{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/andy-shauf/chart-history |title=Andy Shauf – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=21 February 2020}}

scope="row"| Love and the Memories of It

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  • Released: 2006
  • Label: self-released

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scope="row"| Grandpa Songs

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  • Released: 2007
  • Label: self-released

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scope="row"| Darker Days

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  • Released: 19 May 2009{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/darker-days/485606230|title=Darker Days by Andy Shauf on Apple Music|work=Apple Music (US)|accessdate=21 February 2020}}
  • Label: Hopeless

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scope="row"| Waiting for the Sun to Leave

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  • Released: 18 September 2010
  • Label: Hopeless

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scope="row"| The Bearer of Bad News

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  • Released: 2012
  • Re-released: 30 January 2015{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bearer-of-bad-news/948443235|title=The Bearer of Bad News by Andy Shauf on Apple Music|work=Apple Music (US)|accessdate=21 February 2020}}
  • Label: TLE

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scope="row"| The Party

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  • Released: 20 May 2016{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-party/1485075427|title=The Party by Andy Shauf on Apple Music|work=Apple Music (US)|accessdate=21 February 2020}}
  • Label: Anti-

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scope="row"| The Neon Skyline

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  • Released: 24 January 2020{{cite web |title=The Neon Skyline by Andy Shauf on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-neon-skyline/1482623827 |accessdate=21 February 2020 |work=Apple Music (US)}}
  • Label: Anti-

| 91 || 23

scope="row"| Wilds

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  • Released: 24 September 2021{{cite web |title=Wilds by Andy Shauf on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wilds/1583063014 |accessdate=17 July 2023 |work=Apple Music (US)}}
  • Label: Anti-

| — || —

scope="row"| Norm

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  • Released: 10 February 2023{{cite web |title=Norm by Andy Shauf on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/norm/1650356036 |accessdate=17 July 2023 |work=Apple Music (US)}}
  • Label: Anti-

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colspan="10" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=EPs=

  • Tour EP (2009){{fact|date=October 2024}}
  • Four Songs (2009){{fact|date=October 2024}}
  • Sam Jones Feeds His Demons (2012)

=with Foxwarren=

  • Has Been Defeated (2011) {{cite web |url=http://grayowlpoint.com/2011/06/24/review-has-been-defeated-foxwarren/ |title=Review – "Has Been Defeated" – Foxwarren | Grayowl Point |website=grayowlpoint.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531022017/http://grayowlpoint.com/2011/06/24/review-has-been-defeated-foxwarren/ |archive-date=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}
  • Foxwarren (2018){{cite web |title=Foxwarren by Foxwarren on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/foxwarren/1485073663 |accessdate=17 July 2023 |work=Apple Music (US)}}
  • 2 (2025)

Awards and nominations

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YearAwardCategoryNominee/WorkResultRef
2013Western Canadian Music AwardsProducer of the YearAndy Shauf{{Won}}{{cite web|title=Solid night of wins for B.C. artists at the Western Canadian Music Awards|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/story.html?id=9006573|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|date=7 October 2013|accessdate=7 June 2017|language=en}}
rowspan=2|2016SOCAN Songwriting PrizeEnglish Songwriting Prize"Wendell Walker"{{nom}}
Polaris Music PrizeBest Full-length Canadian AlbumThe Party{{nom}}{{cite web|title=Meet the 10 artists shortlisted for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize|url=http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/12036/polaris-prize-shortlist-2016|website=CBC Music|date=8 September 2016|accessdate=15 March 2017}}
rowspan=11|2017rowspan=4|Juno AwardsBreakthrough Artist of the YearAndy Shauf{{nom}}rowspan=4|{{cite web|title=Andy Shauf up for three Juno Awards|url=http://www.estevanmercury.ca/news/arts-entertainment/andy-shauf-up-for-three-juno-awards-1.9789737|newspaper=Estevan Mercury|date=10 February 2017|accessdate=15 March 2017}}
Adult Alternative Album of the YearThe Party{{nom}}
rowspan=2|Recording Engineer of the Year"The Magician"{{nom}}
"To You"{{nom}}
rowspan=2|Canadian Independent Music AwardsAlbum of the YearThe Party{{nom}}rowspan=2|{{Cite web |title=2017 Nominees {{!}} INDIES |url=https://indies.ca/indies-awards/2017-nominees/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=en-CA}}
Songwriter of the Year"The Magician" & "Quite Like You"{{nom}}
rowspan=5|Western Canadian Music AwardsBreakOut Artist of the Yearrowspan=2|Andy Shauf{{nom}}rowspan=5| {{cite web|title=BreakOut West Reveals 2017's Western Canadian Music Awards Nominees|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/breakout_west_reveals_2017s_western_canadian_music_awards_nominees|newspaper=Exclaim!|date=24 April 2017|accessdate=7 June 2017|language=en}}
Pop Artist of the Year{{won}}
Producer of the Yearrowspan=2|The Party{{nom}}
Recording of the Year{{nom}}
Songwriter of the Year"The Magician"{{nom}}
2020Juno AwardsAlternative Album of the YearFoxwarren{{nom}}
2022Juno AwardsAdult Alternative Album of the YearWilds{{nom}}Melody Lau, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/alessia-cara-and-tory-lanez-lead-the-2020-juno-nominations-1.5436386 "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations"]. CBC Music, 28 January 2020.

References

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External links

  • [https://andyshauf.com/ Official website]

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Category:Canadian indie rock musicians

Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters

Category:Singers from Saskatchewan

Category:People from Estevan

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Category:Canadian folk rock musicians

Category:Arts & Crafts Productions artists

Category:21st-century Canadian male singers

Category:Anti- (record label) artists

Category:21st-century Canadian guitarists

Category:Canadian folk singer-songwriters

Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters