Into the Wilds Andy Shauf goes. Today, the Canadian multi-instrumentalist announced the pending release of his surprise album and shared new song “Jaywalker.”
Set for a digital release this Friday via ANTI-, Wilds contains nine tracks recorded during the sessions for Shauf’s 2020 album The Neon Skyline, showing off his songwriting chops with spare, pared-down arrangements recorded directly to tape as a sort of companion to that previous LP, which Consequence ranked as one of the top 50 albums of last year.
The connection to The Neon Skyline began earlier this month when the musician unveiled lead single “Spanish on the Beach,” which references a recurring character named Judy from the earlier concept album, and continues on “Jaywalker.”
“Thirty-one years now, you’re up on your feet/ Staring down at your shoes as you’re crossing the street/ Jaywalker with your head hung low/ You never saw it coming,” the singer-songwriter intones over a bouncing bass line and sparse drums.
The album also contains new versions of “Judy” and “Jeremy’s Wedding” — two B-sides to The Neon Skyline he first released back in 2020 — as well as tracks like “Television Blue,” “Green Glass,” and “Wicked and Wild.”
Check out the lyric video for “Jaywalker,” as well as the artwork and complete tracklist for Wilds after the jump. A physical release of the album is set for November 19th.
Shauf is amidst a lengthy world tour that stretches into Spring 2022. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
Wilds Artwork:
Wilds Tracklist:
01. Judy (Wilds)
02. Spanish on the Beach
03. Jaywalker
04. Call
05. Television Blue
06. Green Glass
07. Wicked and Wild
08. Believe Me
09. Jeremy’s Wedding (Wilds)
Andy Shauf 2021-2022 Tour Dates:
09/22 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre !
09/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Urban Lounge @
09/24 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest
09/25 – Eugene, OR @ Sessions Music Hall #
09/26 – Tacoma, WA @ McMenamins Elks Temple #
09/28 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley #
09/29 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Restaurant & Music Club #
09/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery ^
10/01 – Sonoma, CA @ Sebastiani Theatre #
10/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
10/30 – Austin, TX @ Levitation Festival
11/13 – Perris, CA @ Desert Daze Festival
11/19 – Atlanta, GA @ The Stuffing
02/03 – Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Centre
02/04 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
02/05 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
02/06 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
02/17 – Sheffield, MA @ Race Brook Lodge
02/18 – Woodstock, NY @ Colony Cafe
02/20 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern Music Hall
02/22 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
02/23 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
02/24 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
02/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
03/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
03/20 – Bruxelles, BE @ Le Botanique
03/24-27 – Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
03/30 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
03/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/03 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
04/18 – Düdingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
04/20 – Mérignac, FR @ Le Krakatoa
04/21 – Paris, FR @ Trianon
04/22 – Rouen, FR @ Le 106
04/23 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU @ Kulturfabrik
04/24 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vredenburg
04/25 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
04/26 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
04/28 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
04/29 – Oslo, NO @ Ingensteds
04/30 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
05/02 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust
05/03 – Berlin, DE @ Silent Green
05/05 – Bruxelles, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique Festival
05/06 – Cologne, DE @ Luxor
05/07 – Genk, BE @ Little Waves Festival
05/09 – Birmingham, UK @ The Castle & Falcon
05/10 – Edinburgh, UK @ Summerhall
05/11 – Glasgow, UK @ Drygate
05/12 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
05/13 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
05/14 – Bristol, UK @ Fiddlers
05/15 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk
05/16 – London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
05/18 – Belfast, UK @ Em in pire
05/19 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
# = w/ Hand Habits
! = w/ Son Little
@ = w/ Wild Pink
^ = w/ Lord Huron
