ANDY SHAUF
THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS WIDE RELEASE OUT FEBRUARY 3RD, 2015
VIA TENDER LOVING EMPIRE/PARTY DAMAGE RECORDS
“The Regina, SK singer-songwriter is blunt and sharp, and his latest record
contains the perfect balance of artistic uncertainty and absolute spirituality. Think
of him as Canada's modern answer to Nick Drake."
– The AV Club
The Bearer of Bad News album trailer: http://youtu.be/ximBH7rIthc
Stream “I’m Not Falling Asleep”: https://soundcloud.com/tenderlovingempire/andy-shaufim-not-falling-asleep/
November 6, 2014 – Canadian singer/songwriter Andy Shauf will see a US wide release of his
album The Bearer of Bad News on February 3rd, 2015 via a partnership between Tender Loving
Empire and Party Damage Records.
There’s an innate stillness and depth to Shauf and his music – a quiet, riveting strength that
subtly steals its way into a listener’s bones. He’s a storyteller: a singer of heartbreak and regrets,
isolation and loneliness, small-town heroes and smaller-town killers. Throughout The Bearer of
Bad News, Shauf studies the universal through two to five-minute microcosms, spinning tales as
few others can where accidental, redemptive victories (the jaunty charmer “Hometown Hero”) stir
alongside evocative, heartrending tales of self-doubt and lost loves (“I’m Not Falling Asleep,” the
achingly beautiful “Covered In Dust,” “You’re Out Wasting”). There’s not one, but three cinematic
murder ballads that slowly unfold like the greatest of tragedies: “Wendell Walker,” an epic account
of adultery and betrayal, as well as “Jerry Was A Clerk” and “My Dear Helen,” sister songs that
skillfully tell two sides of one unintended death. Shauf’s tender, singular tenor guides the way
over muted instrumentation of softly-strummed guitars, dampened drums, weathered piano, and
clarinet, which lends its unique timbre to frequently brighten – or hauntingly underscore – the
songs’ darker undercurrents.
Meticulously written over four years, and recorded throughout one in a makeshift studio set up in
his parent’s basement, Shauf plays nearly every instrument on The Bearer of Bad News. The
album was crafted on his grandfather’s timeworn guitar and heavily influenced by the
aforementioned – and newly learned – clarinet, which was a Christmas gift from family. In spite of
his modest recording setup, Shauf imbued The Bearer of Bad News with an enduring warmth
and redolence that lingers long after the album ends, a skill which earned him praise across
Canada. Cover artwork and a full track listing can be seen below.
Shauf – who performed at SXSW, The Great Escape, and Calgary Folk Festival, among others,
this year – will tour the US in early 2015, with dates to be announced soon.
The Bearer of Bad News track listing:
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Hometown Hero
Drink My Rivers
I’m Not Falling Asleep
Covered In Dust
Wendell Walker
You’re Out Wasting
The Man On Stage
Jesus, She’s a Good Girl
Lick Your Wounds
Jerry Was A Clerk
My Dear Helen
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For more information on Andy Shauf and The Bearer of Bad News, please contact Amanda
Pitts at Cobra Camanda Publicity, tel: 512.551.9385, emailer: ap@cobracamanda.com.
www.andyshauf.com
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www.tenderlovingempire.com
www.partydamagerecords.com
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