The Official Body
2018 studio album by Shopping
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The Official Body is the third studio album by British post-punk band Shopping. It was released on 19 January 2018 through FatCat Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 January 2018 | |||
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| Length | 40:54 | |||
| Label | FatCat | |||
| Producer | Edwyn Collins | |||
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| Singles from The Official Body | ||||
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[6] |
| Metacritic | 76/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[8] |
| Clash | 8/10[9] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[10] |
| NME |  [11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[1] |
| Record Collector | [12] |
| The Skinny | [13] |
| Uncut | 7/10[14] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[15] |
The Official Body was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 15 reviews.[7] Tom Hull gave it an A-minus and said that the "songs are tight, clean, [and] have a rhythm and tone similar to that of such classic post-punk bands as Wire, Gang of Four, and Joy Division.[16] More mixed of opinion, Freaky Trigger's Tom Ewing felt that the album's bass-led post-punk sound was too faithful to source inspirations like ESG and the Au Pairs, and thus restrictive in sound, though he did praise Rachel Aggs' guitar work.[17]
Track listing
All music is composed by Shopping.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Hype" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Wild Child" | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Asking for a Friend" | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Suddenly Gone" | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Shave Your Head" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Discover" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Control Yourself" | 4:12 |
| 8. | "My Dad's a Dancer" | 2:14 |
| 9. | "New Values" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Overtime" | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 31:31 | |
Personnel
The following individuals were credited with the album's production and artwork.[18]
- Edwyn Collins — Producer
- DLT Design — Layout
- Billy Easter — Cover Photo
- Shopping — Design, Layout, Primary Artist
- Matthew Williams — Inside Photo