Genre:Singer-Songwriter
<p>ANDY SHAUF is a storyteller, a singer of heartbreak and regrets, isolation and loneliness, reflecting his prairie surroundings in Regina, Canada. Meticulously written over four years, Shauf’s The Bearer of Bad News is a warm and welcoming album, bathed in weathered piano, dampened drums, softly-strummed guitars and clarinet, which lends its unique timbre to frequently brighten – or hauntingly underscore – the songs’ darker undercurrents.</p><p>"Every so often, you'll come across an artist who writes records like novels, pairing lyricism and expertly crafted instrumentals with rich storytelling, and Andy Shauf is surely one of them." - Nylon</p><p>"Andy's Shauf's acoustic songs made me think of the late Elliott Smith's beautiful music in that they sound intricate and ghostly." - NME</p>