''The Neon Skyline'' is the sixth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by Canadian musician

Andy Shauf Andy Shauf is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Regina, Saskatchewan. He plays several instruments, including clarinet.Carla Gillis"Andy Shauf moves to Toronto" ''Now'', 15 November 2016. Early life Shauf was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, gr ...

. It was released on January 24, 2020, under

Anti- Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Cou ...

. A tour in support of the album was scheduled for February 2020, but was postponed to August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Barack Obama featured the title track, Neon Skyline, on his 2020 summer playlist. 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."

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.

Accolades

Track listing

All tracks are written and arranged by

Personnel

– production * Philip Shaw Bova – mastering * Rob Schnapf – mixing * Matt Schuessler – mixing assistance * Meghan Fenske – artwork * Colin Medley – photography

Charts

References

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