Towards the end of this month, Andy Shauf is releasing a new album. The Foxwarren frontman's The Neon Skyline is written from the perspective of a guy who goes to his local dive bar, hears his ex is back in town, and inevitably runs into her. We've already heard two tracks from the album, including "Things I Do" and "Try Again," which was shared along with an animated video.
Shauf is sharing another song from that album today. On "Living Room," a quick, folky strum moseys about steadily from the get, rounded out by a piano trill. As the instrumentation builds up, a gloomy bass makes this track feel cyclical and lived-in as the title might suggest. Jazzy brass interludes add to this hardened, yet utterly realistic interpretation.
Lyrically, there's also this mopey sense of resolve, as a character named Claire is introduced. She begins talking how she is repeating something her father did to her with her own son, as Shauf lingers on particular words without clear-cut structure. Eventually, Claire ends up rhetorically asking our protagonist, "How hard is it to give a shit?"
Listen to "Living Room" below, where you can also find dates for Shauf's upcoming tour.
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TOUR DATES:
02/07 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups *
02/08 - Lexington, KY @ The Burl *
02/09 - Knoxville, TN @ Barley’s Taproom *
02/11 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
02/13 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
02/14 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk *
02/15 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Co. *
02/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
02/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theater *
02/21 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall *
02/22 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s *
02/24 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *
02/25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
02/26 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
02/28 - Calgary, AB @ Bella Concert Hall *
02/29 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room *
03/02 - Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre *
03/03 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange *
03/04 - Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre *
03/05 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Hall *
03/06 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo *
03/07 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
03/13 - Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
03/14 - Bordeaux, FR @ Krakatoa
03/17 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
03/18 - Glasgow, UK @ Mono
03/19 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
03/20 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
03/21 - Bristol, UK @ Fiddlers
03/22 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk
03/25 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique Orangerie
03/26 - Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
03/27 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
03/28 - Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
03/30 - Hamburg, DE @ Elbphilharmonie
03/31 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
04/01 - Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
04/02 - Oslo, NO @ Ingensteds
04/04 - Berlin, DE @ Silent Green
04/05 - Cologne, DE @ Luxor
04/06 - Rouen, FR @ Le 106
04/07 - Paris, FR @ Trianon
04/08 - London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
04/23 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ^
04/24 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ^
04/25 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre ^
04/26 - Sheffield, MA @ Race Brook Lodge ^
04/28 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club ^
04/30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ^
05/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
05/02 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat ^
05/04 - Charlottesville, NC @ The Southern ^
05/05 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ^
05/06 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle ^
05/08 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ^
05/09 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks ^
05/10 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn ^
05/12 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi ^
05/13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum ^
05/15 - Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents ^
>05/16 - Woodstock, NY @ Colony Cafe ^
* = w/ Molly Sarlé
^ = w/ Faye Webster
The Neon Skyline is out 1/24 on Anti. Pre-order it here.
