The Party (Andy Shauf album)
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| The Party | ||||
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| Released | May 20, 2016 | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Andy Shauf | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[1] |
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
The Party is the fifth studio album by Canadian musician Andy Shauf. It was released on May 20, 2016 under Anti-.[4]
As its title suggests, The Party is a concept album set at a house party, consisting of a series of vignettes taking place over the course of a single night.[5][6] Shauf has stated that he began the album by working on unrelated songs, but that about halfway through the process, he decided on the theme of a party.[7][5] Although each song presents a different character, many of them have personal or autobiographical elements.[8]
The album was originally recorded and produced independently, with Shauf completing the album before meeting with any record labels. After presenting it to Anti-, however, he re-recorded and edited much of the music before releasing it.[5] Shauf wrote, performed, engineered, and produced the entire album himself, with the exception of the string arrangements, which were written and performed by Colin Nealis.[4][6][9]
Shauf performed two songs from the album in a Tiny Desk Concert released the same day as the album.[10]