The Neon Skyline

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The Neon Skyline
The Neon Skyline.jpg
Studio album by
Andy Shauf
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)
Length34:51
Label Anti-
Producer Andy Shauf
Andy Shauf chronology
The Party
(2016)		The Neon Skyline
(2020)		Wilds
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
Exclaim! 9/10 [4]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [5]
Now Red N.pngRed N.pngRed N.pngRed N.pngRed N.png [6]
Paste 8.1/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [8]

The Neon Skyline is the sixth studio album by Canadian musician Andy Shauf. It was released on January 24, 2020, under Anti-. [9]

Contents

A tour in support of the album was scheduled for February 2020, but was postponed to August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11]

President Barack Obama featured the title track, Neon Skyline, on his 2020 summer playlist. [12] Commenting on this honor, Shauf stated, "It’s cool to think that Obama, or the Obamas together, have listened to my music. It’s a really nice feeling to think my music has gone that far." [12]

Critical reception

The Neon Skyline was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 12 reviews. [1]

Accolades

Accolades for The Neon Skyline
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Billboard Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year—
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2020
48
Exclaim! Exclaim! 's 50 Best Albums of 2020
13
Louder than War Top 50 Albums of 2020
29
Stereogum Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
27
The 50 Best Albums of 2020
34
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2020
27

Track listing

All tracks are written and arranged by Andy Shauf.

The Neon Skyline track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Neon Skyline"3:38
2."Where Are You Judy"3:21
3."Clove Cigarette"2:55
4."Thirteen Hours"2:58
5."Things I Do"2:27
6."Living Room"3:05
7."Dust Kids"2:40
8."The Moon"3:36
9."Try Again"3:48
10."Fire Truck"3:21
11."Changer"3:02
Total length:34:51

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Neon Skyline
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [20] 91
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [21] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [22] 23

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  3. ↑ Spring, Christopher (February 4, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bobkin, Matt (January 24, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ Haworth, Jamie (January 20, 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ Gillis, Carla (January 24, 2020). "Andy Shauf sets an entire album at Parkdale's Skyline diner". Now . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ Martin, Clare (January 28, 2020). "Andy Shauf Is Everyone's Favorite Drinking Buddy on The Neon Skyline". Paste . Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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